Shiva Purana

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लोकानुग्रहकर्ता च स मृषार्थं कथं वदेत् ॥ यद्यथावस्थितं वस्तु गुणदोषैः स्वभावतः ॥ २२ ॥

sanskrit

He who is always benevolent to the world, how can he speak a lie? Whatever is inherently present in the object is by virtue of its virtues and evils.

english translation

lokAnugrahakartA ca sa mRSArthaM kathaM vadet ॥ yadyathAvasthitaM vastu guNadoSaiH svabhAvataH ॥ 22 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/47/22

लोकानुग्रहकर्ता च स मृषार्थं कथं वदेत् ॥ यद्यथावस्थितं वस्तु गुणदोषैः स्वभावतः ॥ २२ ॥

sanskrit

He who is always benevolent to the world, how can he speak a lie? Whatever is inherently present in the object is by virtue of its virtues and evils.

english translation

lokAnugrahakartA ca sa mRSArthaM kathaM vadet ॥ yadyathAvasthitaM vastu guNadoSaiH svabhAvataH ॥ 22 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript