O King! The cause of the universe is said to be factual since the cause is perceived to have a separate existence from the universe, just threads of a cloth are separate form the cloth. The cause (Brahman) of the parts (universe) is shown to be factual in this world, O King, since even without the parts, the cause is perceived separately, just as the threads of a cloth are perceived separate from the cloth. This has been stated in the Seventh Canto: kārya-kāraṇa-vastv-aikya-darśanaṁ paṭa-tantuvat avastutvād vikalpasya bhāvādvaitaṁ tad ucyate Non-difference of conception is seeing the effect and the cause as one, like threads related to a cloth, since all these are unreal, arising from misconception.