satyaṃ syād dṛṣṭavirodho yadi vedādevārthapratītirupadeśamantareṇopajāyate, yāvataivārthapratītir vyākhyātuḥ sakāśāt samayavaśād bhavet /
It would indeed be a contradiction of direct perception if comprehension of meaning arose from the Veda alone without instruction, whereas [in fact] comprehension of meaning comes only from an expounder through the power of convention.