ôèáªéë   öäçªçÌôÊ   áèâêä¨äª   áèâêèäª×êР  291
ê©éë   ¬ùèê   âòèùùª
 

ôèáªéë

truth

öäçªçÌôÊ

the word

áèÊ   öä¨äª

means

áèÊ   øäª×ëª

whatever to anyone

ê©éë    ¬ùèê

no harm

âòèùùª

utterance

 
Truthfulness   consists   in   uttering   words   that   cause   no   harm to   any   living   thing   (291).    
âçèáªëªéë±ëª   ôèáªéë   á¨ìêÐê ,   µéõê©õÐåÐê   292
åäªéë   çáæÐÆ몠  öä¨äª
 

âçèáªéë±ëª

untrue words

ôèáªéë

truth

¬ìêÐê

of the same state

µéõê©õÐåÐê

faultless

åäªéë

good

çáæÐÆëª

produces

öä¨äª

if it would

 
Even   an   untruth   is   equal   to   truth   if   it   saves   others from   wrongful   harm   (292).    
êäªâ䢪   ò÷¨ôÊ   âçèáªá÷ªæ   âçèáªêÐêç¨äª    293
êäªâ䢪îò   êäªéäòР  àÌëª
 

ê䪠  â墪à

one's conscience

í÷¨ôÊ

knows

âçèáªá÷ªæ

nonutterance of falsehood

âçèáªêÐê    ç¨äª

after utterance of falsehood

ê䪠  â墪îò

one's own conscience

êäªéäòР   àÌëª

will torment oneself

 
Do   not   utter   that   which   your   conscience   knows   to   be   untrue,
otherwise   you   will   be   hurt   by   your   own   conscience   (293).    
ãóªóêÐêèùª   âçèáªáè   âêèÇæ¨äª   ãùæêÐêèõР   294
ãóªóêÐÊ   âóùªùè몠  ãóäª
 

ãóªóêÐêèùª

consciously

âçèáªáèÊ

without uttering falsehood

øÇæ¨äª

if one lives

ãùæêÐêèõÐ

the people

ãóªóêÐÊóª

in their hearts

öùªùèëª

all

ãóäª	he will live

 
  He   who   consciously   abstains   from   untruth   will   live in   the   hearts   of   all   mankind   (294).  
ëäêÐâêèÌ   ôèáªéë   âëèȨá¨äª   êôêÐâêèÌ   295
êè䢪âò᪠  ôèõ¨äª   êéù
 

ëäêÐâêèÌ

in line with his conscience

ôèáªéë

truth

âëèȨá¨äª

will utter

êôêÐâêèÌ

engaged in penance and

êèä몠   âòáªôèõ¨äª

those used to charity

êéù	will be superior

 
He   who   remains   consciously   truthful,   is   higher   than   those who   perform   charity   and   penance   (295).  
âçèáªáèéë   áäªä   µæȨùªéù   öáªáèéë   296
öùªùè   í÷ËåР  êÕëª
 

âçèáªáèéë

not speaking untruth

íäªä

like

æȨùªéù

there is no superior reputation

öáªáèéë

without effort

öùªùè

all

í÷Ë몠   êÕëª

virtues will follow

 
Truthfulness   brings   the   highest   repute   because   all   other virtues   flow   from   it   (296).    
âçèáªáèéë   âçèáªáèéë   Í÷ª÷¨äª   í÷ëªç¨÷   297
âòáªáèéë   âòáªáèéë   åäª×
 

âçèáªáèéë

not speaking untruth

âçèáªáèéë

truly

Í÷ª÷¨äª

if one follows

í÷몠   ç¨÷

other paths of righteousness

âòáªáèéë

not performing

âòáªáèéë

even not performing

åäª×	good (will flow)

 
One   who   adheres   to   the   truth   and   truth   alone, has   no   need   to   seek   other   virtues   (297).      
µ÷åЭáªéë   å©õèùª   íéë±ëª   íæåЭáªéë     298
ôèáªéëáè÷ª   æèú窠  çÌëª
 

µ	÷ëª external

­áªéë

cleanliness

å©õèùª

with water

íéë±ëª

could be ensured

íæ몠   ­áªéë

internal (mental) cleanliness

ôèáªéëáèùª

by truth

æèúçªçÌëª

could be ensured

 
One   is   cleansed   in   body   by   bath,   but   one   is  cleansed   in   mind   only   by   truthfulness   (298).    
öùªùè   ô¨óæÐÆ몠  ô¨óæÐæùªù   òèäªî÷èõÐæÐÆ窠   299
âçèáªáè   ô¨óæÐîæ   ô¨óæÐÆ
 

öùªùè

all

ô¨óæÐÆëª

lamps

ô¨óæÐæùªù

are not lamps

òèäªî÷èõÐæÐÆ

for the wise

âçèáªáè

the not false

ô¨óæÐîæ

lamp

ô¨óæÐÆ

is indeed the lamp

 
The   lamp   dispels   external   darkness,   but   for   the   holy  , truthfulness   alone   is   the   inner   light   (299).  
áèâëáªáèæР  æúªìô÷ª×óª   ¬ùªéù  öéäêÐâêèäª×몠     300
ôèáªéëá¨äª   åùªù   ç¨÷
 

áèëª

we

âëáªáè

truly speaking

æúªìô÷ª×óª

of what we have seen

¬ùªéù

is not there

öéäêÐâêèäª×ëª

in whatever manner

ôèáªéëá¨äª

than truth

åùªù

good

ç¨÷

other

 
In   all   the   experiences   we   have   encountered,   no   virtue ranks   higher   than   truth   (300).