yathoktam yadyatra bhavato mandacakṣuṣo 'nupalabdhir arthānāpakuryāt hanta hato 'si, pitṛvyapadeśanibandhanasyāpyapravṛttiprasaṅgād iti //
As has been said: "If your non-apprehension, [you who are] of dull vision, were to invalidate things, then alas, you would be lost, since even the basis for designating your father would become inapplicable."