Shloka 59
असत्यमात्मक्षयदं सद्यः प्रत्ययकारकम् । स्त्रीषु सत्यं न वक्तव्यं तत्रापि श्रृणु कारणम् ॥ ५९ ॥
asatyamātmakṣayadaṃ sadyaḥ pratyayakārakam | strīṣu satyaṃ na vaktavyaṃ tatrāpi śrṛṇu kāraṇam || 59 ||
Le mensonge détruit le bien spirituel de soi-même, bien qu’il puisse susciter une croyance immédiate. Même la vérité ne doit pas être dite aux femmes : écoute aussi la raison de cela.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a dharma-upadesha context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
FAQs
It contrasts short-term social advantage (being believed quickly) with long-term spiritual loss, warning that untruth damages one’s inner welfare and that speech must be governed by dharma, not merely by results.
Bhakti is sustained by purity of conduct; disciplined speech (avoiding harmful or self-serving lies) supports sattva and steadiness of mind, which are conducive to devotional life even when the verse itself is framed as ethical instruction.
It primarily reflects dharma-nīti rather than a technical Vedanga; indirectly it aligns with disciplined vāk (speech) valued in śikṣā (phonetics) and vyākaraṇa (correct usage) as part of responsible, restrained communication.