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Two. The Transcendental Inference (Atīndriyānumāna)
(429) While concluding the topic of the omniscient and other transcendental objects of inference, it is said:
The certainty of transcendental objects is not possible without yogic knowledge. The certainty of transcendental objects is not possible without yogic knowledge. Therefore, here too, in the matter of the omniscient, there is no dispute with the blind-like ones.
Explanation: The transcendental and certain knowledge of the omniscient and other such transcendental objects is not possible without the knowledge obtained through yogic experience. Therefore, even here, in the matter of the omniscient, there is no dispute with the blind-like ones (the ignorant).
The transcendental objects like the omniscient are beyond the reach of the senses and the mind, and can be known only to the yogis. In the matter of the accurate determination of such transcendental entities, the ignorant who are unable to perceive the essence have no authority, just as the blind are incapable of determining the true nature of an elephant. Therefore, their futile disputes in this regard are of no consequence, as it is a sign of foolishness to imagine and argue about the nature of something that one does not know or perceive. Just as the imaginations of the blind about the shape of the moon are laughable, their attempts to determine the true nature of the transcendental are equally absurd. Instead of any benefit, such meaningless disputes only lead to the destruction of one's own true understanding. Therefore, the certain knowledge of the transcendental objects like the omniscient can only be obtained through yogic experience, and not through the baseless arguments of the ignorant.