Shloka 134
Puṣkara-Śapatha Itihāsa (Agastya–Indra Dispute at the Tīrthas) | पुष्कर-शपथ-आख्यानम्
शुन:सख उवाच न्यस्तमद्यं न पश्यदूभिर्यदुक्तं कृतकर्मभि: । सत्यमेतन्न मिथ्यैतद् बिसस्तैन्यं कृतं मया
śunaḥsakha uvāca: nyastam adyaṁ na paśyadbhir yad uktaṁ kṛtakarmabhiḥ | satyam etan na mithyaitad bisastainyaṁ kṛtaṁ mayā ||
शुनःसख म्हणाला—तुम्ही कर्मात मग्न होतात आणि पाहू शकला नाहीत; म्हणून तुम्ही जे म्हणता ते सत्य आहे, असत्य नाही. मृणाळांची चोरी मीच केली आहे।
शुन:सख उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds satya (truthfulness) as an ethical duty: wrongdoing is acknowledged without evasion. Confession becomes the first step toward restoring dharma after a lapse such as theft.
Śunaḥsakha admits that he himself stole the lotus-stalks that had been set aside, doing so while others were occupied with ritual acts and not watching. He affirms that the accusation against him is correct and not false.