upacāreṇa deśanāyāḥ kiṃ prayojanam ity āha ucchedadṛṣṭīti / ucchedadṛṣṭināśāya caivaṃ śāstrā prakāśitam / anyathā śūnyatāsūtre deśanā nīyate katham //
[One asks:] "What is the purpose of teaching figuratively?" [The answer is given in the verse:] "Thus has the teaching been explained for destroying the view of annihilation; otherwise, how could the teaching in the Śūnyatā-sūtra be explained?"