CC Adi 2.73
TEXT 73
tāre kahe—kene kara kutarkānumāna
śāstra-viruddhārtha kabhu nā haya pramāṇa
SYNONYMS
tāre—to him; kahe—one says; kene—why; kara—you make; ku-tarka—of a fallacious argument; anumāna—conjecture; śāstra-viruddha—contrary to scripture; artha—a meaning; kabhu—at any time; nā—not; haya—is; pramāṇa—evidence.
TRANSLATION
To such a misguided interpreter we may reply, “Why should you suggest such fallacious logic? An interpretation is never accepted as evidence if it opposes the principles of scripture.