Shloka 10

उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानम् — Maṇi-Kuṇḍala Retrieval and Entry into Nāgaloka

Chapter 57

Devanagari script

सत्यं ते प्रतिजानामि नात्र मिथ्या कथंचन । अनृतं नोक्तपूर्व मे स्वैरेष्वपि कुतो5न्यूथा

Translation

I promise you in truth; there is no room here for falsehood of any kind. I have never spoken an untruth before, not even in jest—how then could I lie on any other occasion?

Speaker

उत्तड्ुक उवाच