tathā hi bhāṣyakāreṇoktam kṣaṇikā hi sā na buddhyantarakālamavatiṣṭhata iti / tathā jaiminināpy uktam satsamprayoge puruṣasyendriyāṇāṃ buddhijanma tatpratyakṣam iti /
Thus indeed, the Bhāṣyakāra has stated: "It [cognition] is momentary and does not persist during the time of another cognition." Likewise, Jaimini too has stated: "Perception is the arising of cognition in a person when the senses come into contact with an existent [object]."