tathā hi sarvakālaṃ sa evāyam iti pratyakṣābhijñāyamānatvān nityatvaṃ pratyabhijñākhyāt pratyakṣasiddham /
Thus indeed, since [the Word] is recognized through direct perception at all times as "this [is] the very same," its eternality is established through perceptual recognition, which is [a form of] direct perception.