Following are some guidelines for everyday communication: स ं
ुयात् ि यम् ुया ुयात् स मि यम् |
ि यम् च नानॄतम् ुयादेष : धम : सनातन : ||
Speak the truth and what is pleasant to hear.
Do not tell the truth in unpleasant (or angry) words.
Do not tell lies in pleasant words.
This is the teaching of ‘Sanātan Dharma’.
Speech is a very powerful means for carrying out our everyday business: संरोह त अ ीना द धं वनं परशुना हतम् |
वाचा
तं ; बीभ ं न संरोह त वा
तम् ||
महाभारत
"A forest which gets destroyed due to a fire or due to an ax,