Therefore a witness should always tell the truth. A witness should always tell the truth never loses his religious merits and earthly possessions.
तस्मात् सत्यं ब्रुवन् साक्षी धर्मार्थाभ्यां न हीयते। कश्यपस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रह्लादः पुत्रमब्रवीत्॥