Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 5.6 / 21

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord5.6

5.6
स्याद् एतद् अवभासेषु तेष्व् एवावसिते सति व्यवहारे किम् अन्येन बाह्येनानुपपत्तिना ॥६॥
syād etad avabhāseṣu teṣv evāvasite sati vyavahāre kim anyena bāhyenānupapattinā
— this might be (the case) ; — in the appearances ; — in those very (appearances) ; — when (everyday dealing) is accomplished ; — being (the case) ; — practical dealing, empirical activity ; — what (use)? ; — by another ; — external (object) ; — which is untenable (cannot be established)

This much might be said: since practical dealing is accomplished in those very appearances alone, what use is there for any other, external object, which cannot even be established?