Shloka 59
Kāṣṭhīla-Upākhyāna: Rākṣasī, Spear-Śakti, and Kāśī as Śakti-kṣetra
असत्यमात्मक्षयदं सद्यः प्रत्ययकारकम् । स्त्रीषु सत्यं न वक्तव्यं तत्रापि श्रृणु कारणम् ॥ ५९ ॥
asatyamātmakṣayadaṃ sadyaḥ pratyayakārakam | strīṣu satyaṃ na vaktavyaṃ tatrāpi śrṛṇu kāraṇam || 59 ||
ຄຳເທັດທຳລາຍຄຸນປະໂຫຍດທາງວິນຍານຂອງຕົນ ແມ່ນແຕ່ມັນອາດເຮັດໃຫ້ເຊື່ອໄດ້ທັນທີ. ແມ່ນແຕ່ຄວາມຈິງກໍບໍ່ຄວນເວົ້າກັບແມ່ຍິງ—ຈົ່ງຟັງເຫດຜົນດ້ວຍ.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a dharma-upadesha context)
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhayanaka","emotional_journey":"Warns soberly that falsehood ruins the self, then introduces a socially charged restriction on speech, creating a cautionary, anxiety-tinged ethical tension awaiting justification."}
FAQs
It contrasts short-term social advantage (being believed quickly) with long-term spiritual loss, warning that untruth damages one’s inner welfare and that speech must be governed by dharma, not merely by results.
Bhakti is sustained by purity of conduct; disciplined speech (avoiding harmful or self-serving lies) supports sattva and steadiness of mind, which are conducive to devotional life even when the verse itself is framed as ethical instruction.
It primarily reflects dharma-nīti rather than a technical Vedanga; indirectly it aligns with disciplined vāk (speech) valued in śikṣā (phonetics) and vyākaraṇa (correct usage) as part of responsible, restrained communication.