yathā daridre 'pīśvaraśrutiḥ saṅketavaśād aiśvaryākhyaṃ nimittamantareṇa pravartate, tadvadiyamapyaṇuśrutir ityadoṣaḥ //
Just as the term "lord" applies even to a poor person by force of convention without any [actual] basis of lordship, similarly this term "atom" [may apply] - thus there is no fault.