Shloka 226
Nahuṣa Abhiṣeka and the Crisis of Restraint (नहुषाभिषेकः—दमभ्रंशः)
तस्मादेतद् भवेत् सत्य त्वयोक्त द्विजसत्तम । 'भगवन्! आपने पहले जो वैसी बातें कही हैं
tasmād etad bhavet satyaṃ tvayokta dvijasattama |
Therefore, O best of Brahmins, let what you have spoken become true. O venerable one, you have earlier uttered such words—now make those utterances truthful in deed. From your mouth no vain or false statement has ever issued; hence this former declaration of yours too must be fulfilled as truth.
शल्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Speech must align with truth not only as factual correctness but as moral reliability: a respected person’s words should be made true through consistent action, preserving trust and dharma.
Shalya addresses a revered Brahmin figure, urging him to ensure that his earlier statement is not left empty—because such a person is known never to speak falsely, his prior words should be fulfilled as truth.