Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 34, Shloka 19
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
असत्प्रलापमनृतं वाक्पारुष्यञ्च वर्जयेत् ।
असच्छास्त्रमसद्वादमसत्सेवाञ्च पुत्रक ॥
asatpralāpamanṛtaṃ vākpāruṣyañca varjayet |
asacchāstramasadvādamasatsevāñca putraka ||
अहितकर व्यर्थ-प्रलाप, असत्य और कठोर वचन का त्याग करे; तथा हे वत्स, मिथ्या-उपदेश, दुष्ट सिद्धान्त और अधर्मियों की संगति/सेवा से भी बचे।
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FAQs
Dharma is protected first through speech: truthfulness, non-cruel communication, and discernment about teachings and company.
Ācāra-dharma guidance; not a core pancalakṣaṇa category.
Speech (vāk) shapes inner reality; avoiding ‘asat’ in word, doctrine, and company is a purification of mind (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi).