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SANMATI-TARKA
. No one can come to possess the real knowledge of Siddhānta by mere devotion of the Canon. And also its knower as a rule is not entitled to make an exposition of the Sastras.
One believes that he has a right to interpret the Canon because he has a devotional fervour for it while the other believes that he has a right to do so because he has a knowledge of it. The author, with reference to both these types of people, says that he only has a claim who possesses a perfect and a definite knowledge of the Sāstra. That cannot be accomplished by a meagre knowledge of the Sāstras or by a mere devotional fervour because many do not have Sāstric knowledge even though they have a reverence for it while those who have its knowledge do not hold necessary qualifications to do so. This fitness is rarely to be found even in those people who are well-versed in Sastras. 63
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