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anādy-avidyā-yuktasya
puruṣasyātma-vedanam
svato na sambhavād anyas
tattva-jño jñāna-do bhavet
Because someone has been living in ignorance since the beginning of time can not self-realize by him or herself, one must have someone else that owns the absolute thruth and transmit that knowledge.