Sarvadarshanasangraha 13.49

13.49

then this is merely building castles in the air, because there is an asymmetry. To explain: the first articulated sound, though manifesting, manifests the sphoṭa obscurely; through the sequence of subsequent manifesting sounds, it becomes clear, clearer, and clearest. Just as one's Vedic study when recited once is not grasped, but through repetition there is a clear ascertainment; or just as the real nature of a jewel does not shine clearly in the initial cognition, but in the final mental state is manifested as it truly is.