yāvatā tair viśuddhadhībhir vedavināśino narān rāgādiparītacetaso rundhadbhir nivārayadbhiḥ sadaivāyaṃ saṃrakṣito veda iti sa katham ātmasvarūpaṃ jahyāt //
However, since those pure-minded ones have always protected this Veda by restraining and preventing people with minds afflicted by passion and other [defects] from corrupting the Veda, how could it lose its original form?