86 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 19

which are evidence from the Vedas; gitam—what has been spoken;
Smu—just hear; me—from me; asura-sattama—O best of the asuras;
satyam—the truth is; om iti—preceded by the word om; yat—that
which; proktam—has been spoken; yat—that which is; na—not pre-
ceded by om; iti—thus; @ha—it is said; anrtam—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 Bahvrca-sruti, which says that a promise is truthful pre-
ceded by the word om and untruthful if not.

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satyam puspa-phalam vidyad
Gtma-vrksasya giyate

urkse jjivati tan na syad
anrtam milam dtmanah

satyam—the factual truth; puspa-phalam—the flower and the fruit;
vidyat—one should understand; dtma-urksasya—of the tree of the
body; giyate—as described in the Vedas; urkse ajivati—if the tree is not
living; tat—that (puspa-phalam); na—not; syat—is possible; anrtam—
untruth; miilam—the root; dtmanah—of the body.

TRANSLATION

The Vedas enjoin that the factual result of the tree of the body is
the good fruits and flowers derived from it. But if the bodily tree
does not exist, there is no possibility of factual fruits and flowers.
Even if the body is based on untruth, there cannot be factual fruits
and flowers without the help of the bodily tree.
