Verse 3224-3225

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation by Ganganath Jha:

ये हि तावदवेदज्ञास्तेषां वेदादसम्भवः ।
उपदेशकृतो, यस्तैर्व्यामोहादेव केवलात् ॥ ३२२४ ॥
शिष्यव्यामोहनार्थं वा व्यामोहाद्वाऽतदाश्रयात् ।
लोके दुष्टोपदेष्टृणामुपदेशः प्रवर्त्तते ॥ ३२२५ ॥

ye hi tāvadavedajñāsteṣāṃ vedādasambhavaḥ |
upadeśakṛto, yastairvyāmohādeva kevalāt || 3224 ||
śiṣyavyāmohanārthaṃ vā vyāmohādvā'tadāśrayāt |
loke duṣṭopadeṣṭṛṇāmupadeśaḥ pravarttate || 3225 ||

“Those who are ignorant of the Veda cannot have their teaching based upon the Veda; it can proceed from delusion only. in the world the teachings that are propounded by wicked teachers are not based upon the Veda; they proceed either from delusion or for the purpose of duping the disciples.”—(3224-3225)

 

Kamalaśīla’s commentary (tattvasaṃgrahapañjikā):

As regards Sugata and others, who are ignorant of the Veda,—their teachings might have proceeded from sheer Delusion;—for the purpose of deceiving people.

This is pointed out in the following—[see verses 3224-3225 above]

‘Atadāśrayāt’—not based on the Veda.—(3224-3225)