8.14
yadi va tarkika kahe,--tarka se pramana
tarka-sastre siddha yei, sei sevyamana
SYNONYMS
yadi—if; va—or; tarkika—logician; kahe—says; tarka—logic; se—that; pramana—evidence; tarka-sastre—in the logic; siddha—accepted; yei—whatever; sei—that; sevyamana—is worshipable.
Logicians say, “Unless one gains understanding through logic and argument, how can one decide upon a worshipable Deity?”