1922 Verse 3073

Original

यदि संवादिविज्ञानं न वा हेतुविशुद्धता ।
निश्चिता संशयोत्पत्तेस्तदा वेदे न मानता ॥ ३०७३ ॥

yadi saṃvādivijñānaṃ na vā hetuviśuddhatā |
niścitā saṃśayotpattestadā vede na mānatā || 3073 ||

In case there is no corroborative cognition, nor perfection in its source,—the appearance of doubt, and consequent invalidity, is inevitable, in the veda.—(3073)

Kamalaśīla

It has been argued under Text 2897 that—“The fact that other Means of Cognition never have any bearing upon what is said in the Veda establishes its validity; otherwise, it would be merely reiterative The answer to this is as follows:—[see verse 3073 above]

Confirmatory Cognition of effective action, and the Cognition of perfection of the cause,—supply the source of the certainty regarding Validity; and both these are not admitted (by the other party) in the case of the Veda; consequently there are no means of ascertaining the validity of Cognitions provided by the Veda; hence there can be no certainty regarding such validity; as the effect cannot appear without its cause.—(3073)