yadi tāvad ātmā jaḍarūpo 'bhyupagamyate tadā tadviṣayaṃ jñānamaviśuddham eva prakṛtyā sarvajñānānāṃ grāhyagrāhyakavaidhuryasya bahir arthaparīkṣāyāṃ prasādhitatvāt
If first the Self is accepted to be of unconscious nature, then knowledge concerning it must be impure by nature, since the lack of apprehender and apprehended in all cognitions has been established in the examination of external objects.