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नित्यत्वं चास्तु वेदस्य तत्परत्वं च तत्र तु ।
तत्परे स्यादनित्यत्वं कस्मान्नाश्यर्थसङ्गतेः ॥ ३५२२ ॥

nityatvaṃ cāstu vedasya tatparatvaṃ ca tatra tu |
tatpare syādanityatvaṃ kasmānnāśyarthasaṅgateḥ || 3522 ||

The Veda may be eternal; it may also refer to the omniscient person. But if it refers to the person, why should it, on that account, become not-eternal?—“Because it would, in that case, be associated with what is perishable”—[says the opponent].—(3522)

Kamalaśīla

It has been argued under Text 3517 that.—“if the Text in question refers to the Person, then it is not-eternal”,—The answer to this is as follows:—[see verse 3522 above]

On being asked—‘Why should it become not-eternal?’—the Opponent replies—‘Because it would, etc. etc.’—i.e. because it would be associated with-related to—something that is perishable, evanescent.—(3522)

The following text points out the ‘Inconclusiveness’ of the Opponent’s answer:—[see verse 3523 next]