śrotrajñānāntareṇāsyāḥ sambandhāccet pramāṇatā siddhā vede 'pi tajjanyavijñānāntarasaṅgateḥ
If the validity [of auditory cognition] were due to its connection with another auditory cognition, then the validity of the Veda too would be established through corroboration by another cognition produced by it.