विरोधो वाक्ययोर्यत्र नाप्रामाण्यं तदिष्यते ।
यथाविरुद्धता च स्यात्तथार्थः कल्प्यते तयोः ॥
virodho vākyayor yatra nāprāmāṇyaṁ tad iṣyate |
yathāviruddhatā ca syāt tathārthaḥ kalpyate tayoḥ ||
(Kūrma Puraṇa: 1.5.327; cited in Laghu Bhāgavatāmṛta: 1.5.327)
“When there is a contradiction between statements [in śāstra], that is not [to be] considered [an instance of] inauthenticity [i.e., one statement should not be considered inauthentic and only the other one authentic]. A meaning of both [statements, rather,] whereby no contradiction arises should be formulated.”
[Alternate translation:] “Where there is [i.e., appears to be] a contradiction between two statements [in śāstra], they should not be considered devoid of authority [i.e., lacking in credibility]. [Rather,] Their meaning should be formulated as such that no contradictoriness [between them] occurs.”