Shloka 76
मायामोह-प्रवर्तन, वेदमार्ग-बहिष्कार, तथा पाषण्ड-संसर्ग-दोषः
Māyāmoha’s Delusion, Rejection of the Vedic Path, and the Fault of Heretical Association
पुनस् तयोक्तं तज् ज्ञात्वा सत्यं सत्यवतां वरः कानने स निराहारस् तत्याज स्वं कलेवरम्
punas tayoktaṃ taj jñātvā satyaṃ satyavatāṃ varaḥ kānane sa nirāhāras tatyāja svaṃ kalevaram
তাৰপিছত সেই দুজনৰ কথাৰ সত্যতা জানি, সত্যবানসকলৰ মাজত শ্ৰেষ্ঠজন অৰণ্যলৈ গ’ল; তাত নিৰাহাৰ হৈ দেহ ত্যাগ কৰিলে।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
The verse presents satya as a kingly and spiritual absolute—so binding that the “best among the truthful” relinquishes even life rather than deviate from what is known to be true.
Parāśara uses genealogy episodes to show dharma in action: when worldly roles reach their limit, the righteous may turn to the forest and austerity, making renunciation a continuation of duty rather than an escape.
Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the episode reinforces a Vaishnava worldview where cosmic order is ultimately grounded in the Supreme Reality (Vishnu), and truthfulness aligns the individual with that sustaining order.