tathā hi sambaddhasya pramāṇatvam iti yadi nṛpājñā na bhavet, kathaṃ tarhi pratyakṣasya prāmāṇyaṃ saṅgatiṃ vinā sambandhamantareṇeti vaktavyam
If it were not a royal edict that "validity belongs [only] to what is related," how then could there be validity in perception without connection [and] without relation? This needs to be explained.