tathāhyanumānaṃ bhavatyabhāvaliṅgaṃ vā bhavet kāryaṃ vā na tāvat svabhāvas tathābhūtasya jñānātmanaḥ sādhakaṃ pramāṇam asti bādhakaṃ tu pratyakṣādi vidyata ityayukto nityajñānavivartaḥ //
For such an inference would be based either on [its] nature or on [its] effects; firstly, there is no means of proof establishing that such is the nature of that conscious self, while perception etc. exists as [its] refutation; thus the transformation of eternal consciousness is untenable.