The theory of satkārya-vāda has got two different forms, namely, pariṇāma-vāda and vivarta-vāda. According to the former, when effect is produced, there is a real transformation (pariṇāma) of the cause into the effect, e.g. the production of a pot from clay, or of curd from milk. The Sāṅkhya is in favour of this view as a further specification of the theory of satkārya-vāda. The second, which is accepted by the Advaita Vedāntins, holds that the change of the cause into the effect is merely apparent. When we see a snake in a rope, it is not the case that the rope is really transformed into a
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