Shloka 34
दैव–पुरुषकार-प्रश्नः
Daiva–Puruṣakāra Inquiry: Fate and Human Effort
वसुर्यज्ञशतैरिष्टवा द्वितीय इव वासव: । मिथ्याभिधानेनैकेन रसातलतलं गत:,द्वितीय इन्द्रके समान सौ यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान करके भी राजा वसु एक ही मिथ्या भाषणके दोषसे रसातलको चले गये
Bhīṣma uvāca | vasur yajñaśatair iṣṭvā dvitīya iva vāsavaḥ | mithyābhidhānenaikena rasātalatalam gataḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：瓦苏王曾行百祭，宛如第二因陀罗，然而仅因一次妄语，仍堕入罗娑多罗（Rasātala）的深渊。此段昭示：仪式所积之福德，不能遮蔽不实之业报；一念故意的谎言，足以压过久积的宗教功行。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truthfulness is a central pillar of dharma: even immense ritual merit (such as performing a hundred sacrifices) can be nullified by a single deliberate false statement, which brings grave karmic consequence.
Bhishma cites King Vasu as a cautionary example: though Vasu was celebrated like a second Indra for his many sacrifices, one instance of false speech led to his fall to Rasātala, illustrating the seriousness of lying.