sa hi prāha tatrāpyayaskāntamaṇiprabhāvedhavaśād evākarṣaṇamayaso 'nyathā sarvadeśāvasthitānām ayasāmākarṣaṇaṃ syāt /
For he [Śaṅkarasvāmin] has stated: "Even in that case, the attraction of iron happens only due to the penetration of the magnetic stone's light rays; otherwise, there would be attraction of all iron pieces located in all places."