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सत्यं ब्रूयात्प्रियं ब्रूयान्न ब्रूयात्सत्यमप्रियम् ।
प्रियं च नानृतं ब्रूयादेष धर्मः सनातनः ॥
satyam brūyat_priyam brūyan_na brūyāt_satyam_apriyam ।
priyam cha nānṛitam brūyādéṣha dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ॥ 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 न 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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