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Story Of Satyavrata: Should We Speak Truth At All Times?
We have been always told that no matter what everyone must speak the truth and not when it suits us. Here is a poignant story that tells us what needs to be done during such a circumstance where speaking the truth can hu
A
value-based
person,
going
by
his
conscience,
in
all
circumstances,
would
not
dare
utter
a
lie,
backstab
a
friend,
or
do
other
unethical
acts.
So
when
he
is
confronted
with
a
situation
where
truth
stares
him
in
the
face
but
when
divulged,
it
causes
untold
agony
and
trouble
to
the
victim?
What
is
preferable?
To
say
the
truth
and
get
recognized
for
your
worth
or
speak
a
lie
in
order
to
save
a
person
from
going
to
ruin?
How
does
Dharma
work
here?
We
have
been
always
told
that
no
matter
what
everyone
must
speak
the
truth
and
not
when
it
suits
us.
Here
is
a
poignant
story
that
tells
us
what
needs
to
be
done
during
such
a
circumstance
where
speaking
the
truth
can
hurt
someone.
Even
during
normal
days,
when
we
have
to
say
the
truth
with
the
risk
of
making
a
person
feel
sad
and
hurt,
it
is
best
to
say
the
truth
in
a
soft
nondamaging
way
or
just
don't
commit
to
the
situation.
You
can
neither
hurt
the
sentiments
nor
you
can
force
your
views
down
somebody
else's
throat.
Satyavrata,
the
royal
scion,
was
in
the
same
dilemma.
Let
us
see
how
he
responded
to
the
situation.
Story Of Satyavrata: Should We Speak Truth At All Times?
Once
upon
a
time,
there
was
a
King
called
Satyavrata,
during
the
reign
of
Cākṣuṣa
Manu,
who
was
known
to
be
the
righteous
personified
with
no
child
to
call
his
own.
Highly
languishing
for
the
presence
of
a
child
in
his
life
whom
he
could
call
his
own,
he
conducted
Yaga
or
the
fire
sacrifice
to
pray
to
gods
to
bless
him
with
a
kid.
At
the
end
of
the
ceremony,
he
heard
a
divine
voice
that
informed
him
that
the
king
was
not
destined
to
have
a
child
but
if
he
so
wished,
a
cantankerous
male
child
would
be
born
who
would
grow
up
to
be
a
rogue
and
antisocial
element.
Unmindful
of
the
consequences,
the
king
expressed
that
he
wished
to
have
a
son
no
matter
how
roguish
he
is.
Soon
a
male
scion
was
born
to
the
king.
As
the
boy
grew
up,
he
turned
out
to
be
uncontrollable,
antisocial,
murderous
and
all
those
things
that
were
not
expected
in
a
royal
scion.
He
was
hated
by
everyone
who
just
managed
to
tolerate
his
atrocities
just
because
he
was
a
king's
son.
King,
exasperated
with
his
behaviour,
decided
to
send
the
boy
into
exile
from
his
country
as
the
queen's
attempts
to
reform
him
had
also
met
with
failure.
He
was
discarded
in
a
forest
where
he
roamed
alone
and
suffered
from
hunger.
He
found
it
very
hard
to
escape
from
the
wild
beasts
and
survive
there
in
the
threatening
situation.
He
slowly
realized
that
he
was
to
be
blamed
for
everything.
He
decided
to
speak
the
truth
for
the
rest
of
his
life
and
reserved
his
life
for
spiritual
discipline
and
austerities.
Those
forest
dwellers
and
hunters
soon
realized
he
was
of
good
character
and
very
nice
as
a
person
as
he
spoke
the
truth
and
indulged
in
spiritual
practices.
They
named
him
atyavrata.
Building
a
hut
for
himself,
he
sat
in
penance
all
day
long.
Time
passed
in
this
same
manner.
One
day,
a
hunter
who
was
chasing
a
deer
whom
he
had
shot
with
an
arrow,
entered
his
hut
as
he
felt
that
the
deer
had
somehow
entered
his
Ashram.
He
was
right
as
the
wounded
deer
had
entered
his
hut
and
was
hiding.
Satyavrta
took
pity
on
it
and
decided
to
save
him.
Soon
the
hunter
approached
him
noticing
a
trail
of
blood
that
stopped
near
the
rishi's
ashram.
Seeing
Satyavrata
outside
the
hut,
the
hunter
asked
him
Has
the
deer
I
shot,
come
here?
Please
tell
me
as
it
is
the
only
means
of
food
for
me." Satyavrata
fell
into
silence
as
he
was
in
a
dilemma.
He
was
now
very
compassionate
towards
all.
He
felt
that
it
was
his
dharma
not
to
let
the
deer
die
and
become
Hunter's
food.
At
the
same
time,
he
was
worried
that
his
vrat
of
speaking
only
the
truth
would
be
disturbed.
He
prayed
to
the
divine
mother
for
an
answer,
Mother
told
him
a
sloka
which
the
Rishi
repeated
to
the
hunter.
It
meant
"
What
is
said
is
not
the
truth,
and
what
is
the
truth
is
not
said."
Satyavrata
closed
his
eyes
and
lapsed
into
a
meditative
state.
The
hunter,
utterly
confused
about
the
reply,
fell
into
doubt
and
decided
that
his
deer
was
not
there.
He
hesitantly
left
the
place.
So
it
is
best
to
speak
vaguely
than
speaking
the
harsh
truth
that
hurts
a
person
or
a
being.
Ultimately
the
virtue
of
love
and
kindness
won
over
the
virtue
of
honesty/
It
is
good,
to
be
honest,
but
it
does
not
mean
you
have
to
be
honest
at
the
cost
of
creating
risk
to
somebody
else's
life.
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