Āṅgirasasmṛti · Chapter 2.3

satyena dyotate rājā satyena dyotate raviḥ /
satyena dyotate vahniḥ satye sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam //

bhūrbhuvaḥsvastrayolokās te 'pi satye pratiṣṭhitāḥ /
asmākaṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ satyameva parā gatiḥ //

yadi cedvakṣyate satyaṃ niyataṃ prāpyate sukham /
yadgṛhīto hyasatyena na ca śudhyeta karhicit //

satyenaiva viśudhyanti śuddhikāmāśca mānavāḥ /
tasmātprabrūhi yatsatyam ādimadhyāvasānakam //

evaṃ taiḥ samanujñātaḥ satyaṃ brūyādaśeṣataḥ /
tasminnivedite kārye 'pasāryo yastu kāryavān //

tasminnutsārite pāpe yathāvaddharmapāṭhakāḥ /
te tathā tatra kalpeyur vimṛśantaḥ parasparam //

āptadharmeṣu yatproktaṃ yacca sānugrahaṃ bhavet /
pariṣat saṃpadaścaiva kāryāṇāṃ ca balābalam //

prāpya deśaṃ ca kālaṃ ca yacca kāryāntaraṃ bhavet /
pariṣaccintya tatsarvaṃ prāyaścittaṃ vinirdiśet //

sarveṣāṃ niścitaṃ yatsyād yacca prāṇānna pātayet /
āhūya śrāvayedeko yaḥ pariṣanniyojitaḥ //

śṛṇuṣva bho idaṃ vipra yatta ādiśyate vratam /
tattadyatnena kartavyam anyathā te vṛthā bhavet //

yadā ca te bhaveccīrṇaṃ tadā śuddhiprakāśanam /
kāryaṃ sarvaprayatnena na śaktyā viprapūjitam //