yadviprakṛṣṭaviṣayaṃ sauvarṇaśaṅkhagrāhijñānaṃ tasya tajjanyatvāt viśuddhakāraṇajanyatvāt, sannikṛṣṭaviṣayaśuklaśaṅkhagrāhijñānavat prāmāṇyaniścayaḥ /
The cognition grasping a golden conch-shell as a remote object has its validity ascertained because it is produced by that [cause] and because it is produced by perfect causes, just like the cognition grasping a white conch-shell as a proximate object.