आगमे विश्वासटिप्पन्यः

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किन्तु वेदप्रमाणत्वं यदि युष्माभिरिष्यते ।
तत्किं भगवतो मूढैः सर्वज्ञत्वं न गम्यते ॥ ३५११ ॥
निमित्तनाम्नि सर्वज्ञो भगवान्मुनिसत्तमः ।
शाखान्तरे हि विस्पष्टं पठ्यते ब्राह्मणैर्बुधैः ॥ ३५१२ ॥

kintu vedapramāṇatvaṃ yadi yuṣmābhiriṣyate |
tatkiṃ bhagavato mūḍhaiḥ sarvajñatvaṃ na gamyate || 3511 ||
nimittanāmni sarvajño bhagavānmunisattamaḥ |
śākhāntare hi vispaṣṭaṃ paṭhyate brāhmaṇairbudhaiḥ || 3512 ||

But if you regard the Veda as reliable, then, how is it that you, deluded people, do not apprehend the omniscience of the blessed lord? as a matter of fact, in the Vedic rescensional text called ‘nimitta’, the learned Brāhmaṇas clearly read of the revered great sage as ‘omniscient’.—(3511-3512)

Kamalaśīla

Nor is it true (as asserted by the Opponent) that—‘there is no scriptural declaration affirming the eternal Omniscient Person”;—this is what is pointed out in the following:—[see verses 3511-3512 above]

For instance, there is a particular Vedic Rescensional Text under the name ‘Nimitta’; and therein, the Blessed Lord, Śakya-Muni is clearly spoken of as‘omniscient’,—How is it then, that you, dull-witted people, while taking your stand upon the Veda, are denying Him?—(3511-3512)

The following Text points out how He is spoken of iṇ the said Vedic text:—[see verses 3513-3514 next]