yo 'yaṃ prathamaṃ sambandhasya kartā kena tasmai sambandhaḥ pratipādita iti vaktavyam, svayam eveti cen na tathaivānyeṣām api prasaṅgāt /
It must be explained who first established the Connection [and] by whom the Connection was communicated to him; if [one says] "by himself," [that is] not [acceptable] because the same would apply to others as well.