Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 109, Shloka 14
सत्यधर्मप्रतिपादनम्
Rama’s Defense of Truth and Dharma in Reply to Jabali
दत्तमिष्टं हुतं चैव तप्तानि च तपांसि च।वेदा स्सत्यप्रतिष्ठाना स्तस्मात्सत्यपरो भवेत्।।2.109.14।।
dattam iṣṭaṃ hutaṃ caiva taptāni ca tapāṃsi ca | vedāḥ satyapratiṣṭhānās tasmāt satyaparo bhavet ||
দান, ইষ্টযজ্ঞ, হোম, তপ ও তপস্যা—এমনকি বেদসমূহও—সত্যের উপর প্রতিষ্ঠিত। অতএব মানুষের সত্যপরায়ণ হওয়া উচিত॥
Charity, sacrifice, libations, mortifications, asceticism and the Vedas have truth astheir foundation. Therefore, every one should be an adherent of truth.
FAQs
Truth is presented as the enabling foundation of all religious merit; without satya, ritual, charity, and scripture lose their grounding.
Rāma appeals to the authority of dharmic practices and the Vedas to show that truth is not optional but structurally central.
Reverence for dharma grounded in sincerity: adherence to truth as the support of all sacred action.