Rasarnavasudhakara 2.529.p11

2.529.p11

kiṃ ca vibhāvādi-sambhavo hi rasaṃ prati prayojako na vibhāvādi-jñānam ity etan na yujyate | tathā hi-vibhāvāder viśiṣṭasya vastu-mātrasya vā sambhavo rasaṃ prati prayojakaḥ | viśiṣṭa-prayojakatvāṅgīkāre vivekādi-praveśo' ṅgīkṛta iti asmad-anusaraṇam eva śaraṇaṃ gato' si |

Furthermore, the statement that "it is the occurrence of determinants and the like that serves as the operative cause for aesthetic sentiment, not the knowledge of determinants and the like" is untenable. To explain: is it the occurrence of a qualified determinant or that of a mere entity that serves as the operative cause for aesthetic sentiment? If you accept the qualified as the operative cause, the entrance of discernment and the like is admitted, and so you have taken refuge in following our very position.