Shloka 2
अग्निशाप-प्रसंगः
Agni’s Curse and the Restoration of Ritual Order
धर्मे प्रयतमानस्य सत्यं च वदत: समम् | पृष्टो यदब्रवं सत्यं व्यभिचारो5त्र को मम,“मैं सदा धर्मके लिये प्रयत्मनशील रहता और सत्य एवं पक्षपातशून्य वचन बोलता हूँ; अतः उस राक्षसके पूछनेपर यदि मैंने सच्ची बात कह दी तो इसमें मेरा क्या अपराध है?
dharme prayatamānasya satyaṃ ca vadataḥ samam | pṛṣṭo yad abravāṃ satyaṃ vyabhicāro 'tra ko mama ||
“Ako’y laging nagsisikap para sa dharma at nagsasalita ng katotohanan nang walang kinikilingan. Kaya nang tanungin ako ng rākṣasa, kung sinabi ko ang totoo, saan naroon ang aking kasalanan?”
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truth spoken without bias, in alignment with dharma, is presented as blameless; ethical fault lies not in truthful speech itself but in departing from righteousness.
The speaker defends himself against an implied accusation: having been questioned by a rākṣasa, he answered truthfully and argues that such truthful, impartial speech cannot be counted as a transgression.