syān matam tadīyādṛṣṭābhisaṃskṛtā yā karṇaśaṣkulī tat paricchinnasyaivākāśasya śrotratvam ata eva na mukhanāsikādivivarāntareṇa śabdopalambho jāyate, tasyā eva ca karṇaśaṣkulyā upaghātād bādhiryādir vyavasthāpyata iti /
One might think: "The portion of ākāśa delimited by the ear-cavity that has been affected by one's unseen merit [constitutes] one's auditory organ, which is why sound-perception does not occur through other openings like the mouth and nostrils, and deafness etc. are established through damage to that very ear-cavity."