NITHYANANDA JNANA PADDHATI VOLUME 1
Āpta Pramāṇa on Āgamas
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1429 Conclusions of Suddha Saivam
Nine are the Agamas of yore
In time expanded into twenty and eight,
They then took divisions three
Into one truth of Vedanta-Siddhanta to accord
That is Suddha Saiva, rare and precious.
~ Tirumantiram, Tirumular
On Pramāṇas
Āpta Pramāṇa
Bhagavan Kapila Mahamuni, Sānkhya Sutras. The āpta pramāṇa defined as the 'word', or the valid evidence of truth.
āptopadeśaḥ śabdaḥ || 101 ||
Evidence of truth or testimony is a declaration by the one worthy who has experienced the truth, Āpta through the word ‘śabda, the knowledge by hearing.