Shloka 64
Adhyāya 199: Karma–Jñāna Causality and the Nirguṇa Brahman
Manu’s Instruction
सत्यमेकाक्षरं ब्रह्म सत्यमेकाक्षरं तप: । सत्यमेकाक्षरो यज्ञ: सत्यमेकाक्षरं श्रुतम्,सत्य ही एकमात्र अविनाशी ब्रह्म है। सत्य ही एकमात्र अक्षय तप है, सत्य ही एकमात्र अविनाशी यज्ञ है, सत्य ही एकमात्र नाशरहित सनातन वेद है
satyam ekākṣaraṃ brahma satyam ekākṣaraṃ tapaḥ | satyam ekākṣaro yajñaḥ satyam ekākṣaraṃ śrutam ||
El brāhmaṇa declara que la Verdad es la única sílaba imperecedera: es Brahman mismo. Sólo la Verdad es la austeridad infalible; sólo la Verdad es el sacrificio perdurable; y sólo la Verdad es la śruti, el saber sagrado inmortal. En términos éticos, satya se eleva como el fundamento único e indestructible de la vida espiritual y de la conducta recta.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Satya (truth) is presented as the single imperishable essence underlying Brahman, austerity, sacrifice, and śruti; therefore truthfulness is not merely a moral rule but the very substance of spiritual realization and dharmic life.
In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, a Brāhmaṇa speaker delivers a concise doctrinal statement, identifying ‘truth’ as the unchanging core of the highest metaphysical principle and of key religious practices (tapas, yajña, and Vedic learning).