yadi hi sarveṣām anabhijñatvaṃ kathaṃ tarhi pūrvapūrvato 'nabhijñatvāt sambandhaprasiddhir bhavet, nahyandhaparamparā pareṣāṃ rūpaviśeṣopadeśāya prabhavati /
If all [people] are ignorant, then due to the ignorance of each preceding [generation], how could the establishment of the Connection come about? For a succession of blind [people] cannot bring about the teaching of specific colors to others.