Varaha Purana 193.44: Adhyaya 193, Shloka 44
Naciketas’ Journey to Yama’s Abode and the Eulogy of Truthfulness
अश्वमेधसहस्रं च सत्यं च तुलया धृतम् ॥ अश्वमेधसहस्राद्धि सत्यमेव विशिष्यते
aśvamedhasahasraṁ ca satyaṁ ca tulayā dhṛtam || aśvamedhasahasrād dhi satyam eva viśiṣyate
एक हज़ार अश्वमेध यज्ञ और सच बोलने को तुला पे तोला गया। फिर भी सच बोलना एक हज़ार अश्वमेध से बड़ा माना गया।
Varāha (default speaker framework; not explicit in this fragment)
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It preserves a recurring Dharma-literature motif: moral truthfulness is valued above costly royal ritual, indicating an ethical prioritization within later Sanskrit traditions.
No geographic location is named in this verse fragment.
Truthfulness (satya) is presented as a higher good than even the most prestigious sacrificial rites.
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