Shloka 76
Atithi-satkāra and the Consolation of Wise Counsel (अतिथिसत्कारः प्रज्ञानवचनस्य च पराश्वासनम्)
सच्चासच्चैव कौन्तेय मया55वेशितमात्मनि । पौष्करे ब्रह्मसदने सत्यं मामृषयो विदु:
sac cāsac caiva kaunteya mayāveśitam ātmani | pauṣkare brahma-sadane satyaṁ mām ṛṣayo viduḥ ||
Ô fils de Kuntī, j’ai reçu en moi le réel comme l’irréel. C’est pourquoi les sages qui demeurent dans la demeure de Brahmā née du lotus me connaissent sous le nom de « Satya », la Vérité.
तामिन्द्र उवाच गच्छ नहुषस्त्वया वाच्योथ<पूर्वेण मामृषियुक्तेन यानेन त्वमधिरूढ
Educational Q&A
Truthfulness is presented as an ethical identity: when one’s inner being and speech are aligned with सत्य (truth), the wise recognize that person as “Truth” itself. The verse frames सत्य not merely as a rule but as a realized state of character.
A speaker addresses “Kaunteya” and declares a self-description: having absorbed both sat and asat within, the sages in Brahmā’s lotus-like abode call him “Satya.” It functions as a moral testimony establishing authority and the primacy of truthful speech and being.