Shloka 75
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
नोक्तपूर्व मया क्षुद्रमश्लीलं वा कदाचन । ऋता ब्रह्म॒सुता सा मे सत्या देवी सरस्वती
noktāpūrvaṃ mayā kṣudram aślīlaṃ vā kadācana | ṛtā brahmasutā sā me satyā devī sarasvatī ||
Never have I uttered anything base or obscene at any time. Truth itself—Sarasvatī, the goddess born of Brahmā—is my speech. Therefore the sages who dwell in Brahmaloka, sprung from the lotus of my navel, call me “Satya” (Truth), for within me both the real and the unreal are comprehended and held in their proper place.
तामिन्द्र उवाच गच्छ नहुषस्त्वया वाच्योथ<पूर्वेण मामृषियुक्तेन यानेन त्वमधिरूढ
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds satya (truthfulness) and śuddha-vāk (pure, disciplined speech): one should avoid base or obscene words, and treat speech as sacred—aligned with ṛta (moral/cosmic order).
The speaker asserts his impeccable conduct in speech, identifying Sarasvatī (the divine principle of speech) with his own voice and explaining why sages regard him as ‘Satya’—a personification of truth.