Sarvadarshanasangraha 7.11

7.11

iti nyāyena prāṇikṛtakarmāpekṣayā parameśvarasya kartṛtvopapatteḥ/ na ca svātantryavihatir iti vācyam/ karaṇāpekṣayā kartuḥ svātantryavihater anupalambhāt/ koṣādhyakṣāpekṣasya rājñaḥ prasādādinā dānavat/

according to this maxim, the Supreme Lord's status as agent is justified in dependence on the actions performed by living beings. Nor should it be said that independence is contradicted, for no impairment of the agent's independence is observed through dependence on an instrument, as when a king bestows a gift through favor and the like in dependence on the treasurer.