CC Ādi 7.132
Bengali
স্বতঃপ্রমাণ বেদ প্রমাণ–শিরোমণি ।
লক্ষণা করিলে স্বতঃপ্রমাণতা–হানি ॥ ১৩২ ॥
লক্ষণা করিলে স্বতঃপ্রমাণতা–হানি ॥ ১৩২ ॥
Verse text
svataḥ-pramāṇa veda — pramāṇa-śiromaṇi
lakṣaṇā karile svataḥ-pramāṇatā-hāni
lakṣaṇā karile svataḥ-pramāṇatā-hāni
Synonyms
Translation
“The self-evident Vedic literatures are the highest evidence of all, but if these literatures are interpreted, their self-evident nature is lost.
Purport
We quote Vedic evidence to support our statements, but if we interpret it according to our own judgment, the authority of the Vedic literature is rendered imperfect or useless. In other words, by interpreting the Vedic version one minimizes the value of Vedic evidence. When one quotes from Vedic literature, it is understood that the quotations are authoritative. How can one bring the authority under his own control? That is a case of principiis obsta.