[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 1.238.4 # Garudapurana 1.238.4 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.238.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.238.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.238.4) satyaṃ brūyātpriyaṃ brūyānna brūyātsatyamapriyam / priyaṃ ca nānṛtaṃ brūyādeṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ // > One should speak the truth, one should speak what is agreeable; one should not speak truth that is disagreeable; / and one should not speak an agreeable untruth: this is the eternal dharma. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.238.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.238.3) - [Next: 1.238.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.238.5) - [Up: 1.238](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.238) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.238.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.238.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.238.4) · Pramāṇa