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The Vision of Śiva2.62

2.62
भवद्भिरेव नाप्तस्याननुभूतार्थवक्तृता ॥६२॥
bhavadbhireva nāptasyānanubhūtārthavaktṛtā
— by you yourselves ; — not ; — of a reliable authority ; — the speaking of a thing not (himself) experienced

By your own (admission), a reliable authority cannot be one who speaks of a matter he has not (himself) experienced.