Ca, Sū., 28, 7.3 ahitāhāropayogināṃ punaḥ kāraṇato na sadyo doṣavān bhavatyapacāraḥ /

MBh, 1, 24, 5.3 tan me kāraṇato mātaḥ pṛcchato vaktum arhasi /

LAS, 2, 173.2 tīrthakarā api bhagavan kāraṇata utpattiṃ varṇayanti yaduta pradhāneśvarapuruṣakālāṇupratyayebhyo bhāvānām utpattayaḥ /

ĀVDīp zu Ca, Sū., 28, 7.9, 5.0 kāraṇata iti nimittāntarāt pratibandhāt tacca kāraṇaṃ tadeva hy apathyam ityādivakṣyamāṇagranthaviparītaṃ boddhavyam //