1993 Verse 3188

Original

अथ तद्वचनेनैव सर्वज्ञोऽन्यैः प्रतीयते ।
प्रकल्प्येत कथं सिद्धिरन्योन्याश्रययोस्तयोः ॥ ३१८८ ॥

atha tadvacanenaiva sarvajño’nyaiḥ pratīyate |
prakalpyeta kathaṃ siddhiranyonyāśrayayostayoḥ || 3188 ||

“If the omniscient person is recognised as such on the strength of his own word,—how could this be regarded as established, in view of the mutual interdependence of both?”—(3188)

Kamalaśīla

The following might be urged—We do not accept the Omniscient Person on the strength of any and every stray assertion; we do so on the strength of the assertions of that same Blessed Lord, such as—‘I am omniscient, perceiving all things, there is nothing that is unknown to the Tathāgata, etc. etc.’. Thus it is on His own word that we accept His omniscience.

The answer to this is as follows:—[see verse 3188 above]

Under the circumstances, there would be an objectionable interdependence.—(3188)

Question How so?

Answer:—[see verse 3189 next]