parīkṣid iti nāma nirvakti—sa eṣa iti |
yad yasmāt prabhuḥ samarthaḥ san garbhe dṛṣṭaṁ puruṣam anudhyāyanniha dṛśyamāneṣu nareṣu madhye sarvam api naraṁ parīkṣitā “ayam asau bhaven no vā ?” iti vicārayet, ataḥ parīkṣid iti vikhyātaḥ |
“pūrva-dṛṣṭam” iti vā pāṭhaḥ |
tadā mātṛ-garbhe pūrvaṁ dṛṣṭam ity arthaḥ ||