Verse 172

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यद्यप्यधीतानिगमाः ।षडंगान्यागमाःप्रिये ॥अध्यात्मादीनिशास्त्राणि ।ज्ञानंनास्तिगुरुंविना ॥

In plain words

Even if the nigamas have been studied, and the six aṅgas and the āgamas, beloved, and the śāstras that begin with the adhyātma, there is no jñāna without the guru.