mukhyaṃ hi tāvaccittasya svasaṃvedanam eva rūpam ityavaśyaṃ sarvavādibhir abhyupeyam, anyathā yadi pareṇa jñānāntareṇa budhyata iti syāt tadāprasiddhopalambhatvenārthavittir na siddhyet /
For the primary form of consciousness is indeed self-cognition - this must necessarily be accepted by all theorists. Otherwise, if it were cognized by another, different cognition, then since its apprehension would be unestablished, the cognition of objects would not be established.