यदन्यो वचनं ब्रूयान्मद्वाक्यबलचोदित:।तत्सर्वमखिलेनोक्तं ममाख्येयमनादृतम्।।1.59.8।।
yad anyo vacanaṃ brūyān madvākya-balacoditaḥ |
tat sarvam akhilena uktaṃ mamākhyeyam anādṛtam ||1.59.8||
“ನನ್ನ ಆಜ್ಞೆಯ ಬಲದಿಂದ ಪ್ರೇರಿತನಾಗಿ ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಅಯೋಗ್ಯವಾದ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಆಡಿದರೆ, ನಡೆದದ್ದನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ, ಯಥಾವತ್ತಾಗಿ ನನಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿರಿ; ಯಾವುದನ್ನೂ ನಿರ್ಲಕ್ಷಿಸಬೇಡಿ.”
If any one should speak with disrespect in response to my order, you may report the matter to me in full".
Satya within duty: messengers must report truthfully and fully, especially when conflict or disrespect arises in executing a righteous command.
Before sending disciples to invite sages, Viśvāmitra anticipates resistance and instructs them to report any disrespectful responses without omission.
Integrity in communication—truthful, complete reporting as a form of dharmic conduct.