Shiva Purana
नारद उवाच ॥ मृषावादे भवेद्दोषस्सत्ये दोषो न विद्यते ॥ इति जानीहि सत्यं त्वं वदातस्तत्सुमध्यमे ॥ १३ ॥
Nārada said:— It may be wrong to make a false statement. There is no defect in speaking the truth. Know this, O lady of good waist and speak the truth.
english translation
nArada uvAca ॥ mRSAvAde bhaveddoSassatye doSo na vidyate ॥ iti jAnIhi satyaM tvaM vadAtastatsumadhyame ॥ 13 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript