O Prahlada, those who, being asked about morality, answer falsely, destroy the meritorious acts of their ancestors seven generations upwards and downwards.
वितथं तु वदेयुर्ये धर्म प्रह्लाद पृच्छते। इष्टापूर्तं च ते नन्ति सप्त सप्त परावरान्॥