śrotrādiśaktipakṣe vā yāvān hetuḥ prayujyate / sarvo 'sāvāśrayāsiddho dharmyasiddheḥ prasajyate //
In the case of [proving] the potency of the ear and other [organs], whatever reason is employed, all of that becomes [fallacious due to] unestablished substratum, because of the non-establishment of the property-bearer.