Shloka 383
Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)
सत्यं तथा व्याहरतां नानृते रमते मन: । ब्राह्मणके लिये जो हितकर कर्म हो, उसीका उनके सामने वर्णन करना चाहिये। सत्य बोलनेवाले लोगोंका मन कभी असत्यमें नहीं लगता
satyaṁ tathā vyāharatāṁ nānṛte ramate manaḥ | brāhmaṇake liye yo hitakara karma ho, usī kā unke sāmane varṇana karnā cāhiye | satya bolanevāle logoṁ kā mana kabhī asatyam̐ meṁ nahīṁ lagtā |
婆羅門は言った。「語る者は真実を語れ。心は虚偽を喜ばぬ。バラモンの前には、彼にとって益となり、善き行いとなる道のみを述べるべきである。真実を語る者の心は、決して不真実に執着しない。」
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truthfulness is presented as a defining ethical discipline: a truthful person’s mind naturally refuses to delight in falsehood. Speech should be guided by dharma—one should communicate what is genuinely beneficial (hita) and appropriate, especially when advising or addressing a Brahmin committed to righteous conduct.
A Brahmin speaker delivers a moral instruction about right speech and counsel: speak truth, avoid falsehood, and describe or recommend only those actions that are truly beneficial and fitting for the person addressed. The emphasis is on ethical guidance rather than plot action.