On the completion of one full year, one such Pasha is loosened (from his body). Therefore, he, who knows, should speak the truth without concealment.
तस्य संवत्सरे पूर्णे पाश एकः प्रमुच्यते। तस्मात् सत्यं तु वक्तव्यं जानता सत्यमञ्जसा॥