कपिलोवाच । प्राणिनां प्राण रक्षार्थं वदाम्येवानृतं वचः । नात्मार्थमुपयुञ्जामि स्वल्पमप्यनृतं क्वचित्
kapilovāca | prāṇināṃ prāṇa rakṣārthaṃ vadāmyevānṛtaṃ vacaḥ | nātmārthamupayuñjāmi svalpamapyanṛtaṃ kvacit
कपिला बोली—“प्राणियों के प्राणों की रक्षा के लिए ही मैं कभी असत्य वचन कहूँगी। अपने स्वार्थ के लिए तो मैं कभी किंचित् भी असत्य का प्रयोग नहीं करती।”
Kapilā
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (frame)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kapilā speaks with calm firmness, right hand raised in a vow-like gesture; her face is serene, conveying moral clarity amid crisis.
Truth is the norm; only life-protection may justify deviation, never personal gain.
No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it is a dharma teaching within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa story-world.
None; it defines an ethical rule regarding satya and necessity.