Verse 12·VR 2.109.12
उद्विजन्ते यथा सर्पान् नराद् अनृत वादिनः | धर्मः सत्यम् परो लोके मूलम् स्वर्गस्य च उच्यते || २-१०९-१२
dattam iShTam hutam caiva taptaani ca tapaa.nsi ca | vedaaH satya pratiShThaanaaH tasmaat satya paro bhavet || 2-109-14
Translation
"People fear of a person, who speaks untruth, as one fears a snake. Truth is the highest virtue and is stated to be the origin of heaven."
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Chapter context
109
Rama Refutes the Atheistic Arguments of Jabali
36 verses · Verse 12 of 36
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