Shloka 34
दैव–पुरुषकार-प्रश्नः
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Inquiry: Fate and Human Effort
वसुर्यज्ञशतैरिष्टवा द्वितीय इव वासव: । मिथ्याभिधानेनैकेन रसातलतलं गत:,द्वितीय इन्द्रके समान सौ यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करके भी राजा वसु एक ही मिथ्या भाषणके दोषसे रसातलको चले गये
Bhīṣma uvāca | vasur yajñaśatair iṣṭvā dvitīya iva vāsavaḥ | mithyābhidhānenaikena rasātalatalam gataḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「百の供犠を修し、第二のインドラにも比せられたヴァス王でさえ、ただ一度の虚言によってラサータラ（Rasātala）の深淵へと堕ちた。」この一節は、儀礼の功徳が不真実の道徳的報いを覆い隠すことはできず、意図的な一つの嘘が積み重ねた宗教的行いをも凌駕し得ることを示している。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truthfulness is a central pillar of dharma: even immense ritual merit (such as performing a hundred sacrifices) can be nullified by a single deliberate false statement, which brings grave karmic consequence.
Bhishma cites King Vasu as a cautionary example: though Vasu was celebrated like a second Indra for his many sacrifices, one instance of false speech led to his fall to Rasātala, illustrating the seriousness of lying.