na tāvat pratyakṣataḥ kartā vedasya siddhaḥ tathā hi ayam asāviti na śakyate śṛṅgagrāhikayā pratipādayitum idānīm anupalabhyamānatvāt /
The author of the Veda cannot be established through direct perception, for one cannot point [at him] saying "here he is," since he is not perceived at present.