Shloka 9
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 106: Pūrva-Diśa Praśaṃsā
Praise and Primacy of the Eastern Quarter
न रूपमनृतस्यास्ति नानृतस्यास्ति संतति: । नानृतस्याधिपत्यं च कुत एव गति: शुभा,'सत्यसे शून्य मनुष्यका जीवन नहींके बराबर है। मिथ्यावादीको संतति नहीं प्राप्त होती। झूठेको प्रभुत्व नहीं मिलता, फिर उसे शुभ गति कैसे प्राप्त हो सकती है?
na rūpam anṛtasya asti nānṛtasya asti santatiḥ | nānṛtasyādhipatyaṃ ca kuta eva gatiḥ śubhā ||
那罗陀说道：“虚妄无真实之形，无可立之基；由虚妄不生久远之嗣，亦不出可贵之子。欺诳之人其王权亦不久长——如此又怎能得吉祥之归趣？”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truth (satya) is the foundation of moral and social order: falsehood lacks real stability, cannot sustain a worthy continuity (santati), does not secure enduring authority (ādhipatya), and therefore cannot lead to an auspicious end (śubhā gati).
In Udyoga Parva, Nārada delivers ethical counsel in the tense pre-war context, emphasizing that untruth undermines legitimacy and lasting success—an admonition relevant to rulers and decision-makers as conflict approaches.