Sunday, February 10, 2019

SATYAM BRUYAAT PRIYAM BRUYAAT


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सत्यं ब्रूयात्प्रियं ब्रूयान्न ब्रूयात्सत्यमप्रियम्
प्रियं नानृतं ब्रूयादेष धर्मः सनातनः
satyam brūyat_priyam brūyan_na brūyāt_satyam_apriyam ।
priyam cha nānitam brūyāha dharma sanātana ॥  Manusmriti
        Speak truth in such a way that it should be pleasing to others
      Never speak truth, which is unpleasant to others.
      Never speak untruth, which might be pleasant
 This is the path of eternal morality, sanatana dharma.

Adi Shankara in the Prasna Uttara Ratna Malika -  hymn says:
 In the 46th verse he puts one question
को  प्रत्येतव्य :?    ( ko na pratyethavya: )
 ‘Who is not to be trusted?’
 The answer is
ब्रूते यश्च अनृतं शश्वत् I     ( brute yascha anrutham shasvath )
 ‘one who as a rule utters lies’.
In the next verse (47), one of the questions is
कुत्र अनृतेपि अपापं ?    ( kutra anrutopi  apaapam ?  )
 ‘on what occasions even a lie is sinless?’
यच्चोक्तं धर्म रक्षार्थं  I    ( yaschoktham  dharma  rakshartham.  )
 ‘That which is uttered for the sake of protecting righteousness (Dharma)’.
One should not harm anyone while telling a truth and one can tell a lie if it can bring some good to someone.
–Mahabharata (Adi Parva) 82-16                   
Na narmayuktam vachanam hinasti na strishu raajan na vivaahakaale
Praanaatyayee sarvadhanaapahaare panchaanrutaanyaahurapaatakaani
It is said that if you tell lies under the following five circumstances, it is not considered a sin:
Strii: You can tell a lie to women ( provided it is for fun and not cheating )   
Narmayukti:  As jokes
Vivaahakaala:  During marriage (to avoid unnecessary  quarrel or to save the marriage )
Praanaatyaya:    When your life is threatened
Dhanaapahaara :  when your whole property is threatened.
SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH 


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