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SB 8.19.38

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 38

atrāpi bahvṛcair gītaṁ
śṛṇu me 'sura-sattama
satyam om iti yat proktaṁ
yan nety āhānṛtaṁ hi tat


SYNONYMS

atra api — in this regard also (in deciding what is truth and what is not truth); bahu-ṛcaiḥ — by the śruti-mantras known as Bahvṛca-śruti, which are evidence from the Vedas; gītam — what has been spoken; śṛṇu — just hear; me — from me; asura-sattama — O best of the asuras; satyam — the truth is; om iti — preceded by the word oṁ; yat — that which; proktam — has been spoken; yat — that which is; na — not preceded by oṁ; iti — thus; āha — it is said; anṛtam — untruth; hi — indeed; tat — that.


TRANSLATION

One might argue that since you have already promised, how can you refuse? O best of the demons, just take from me the evidence of the Bahvṛca-śruti, which says that a promise is truthful preceded by the word oṁ and untruthful if not.



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