What are not considered as

the untruthful offences (Asatya Dosham) ?

In Hindu Dharma Sastras and all other

sacred scripts say in unison (with muktakantam),

 every human being  must speak the truth only.

Under any circumstances untruth can not be uttered.  

In the Vedas it is clearly said  “ atyam Vada, Dharmam Chara”.

Means every human being must speak only

 the truth and live in the path of the Dharma.

But on some other occasions, if we speak  untruth,

it is not to be considered as falsehood (Asatyam).

When a mother feeds (with little dall, ghee and cooked rice)

 her baby ( who are ten  or twelve months),

if mother says , “see monster or bogey

( word used to frighten children) is coming,

so quickly eat this food”. So there is no Asatya Dosham.

In the marital life, if the husband says to  his wife that she is beautiful.

At the time of religious peity (offering danam)

to the Purohit ( learned  Brahmin scholar who

 does the ritual performances), when he (the Purohit)

chants the Mantras including the Godaanam

eventhough there is no Godaanam  (offering the Cow as charity)

that we are not giving, there will not be

any Asatyadosham as per we are concerned.

If others feel unhappy or get hurt when we speak

 the truth to them then that is considered

as  Asatya dosham means Untruthful offence.

Hence , the harm which happens by speaking the truth

is  always superior than the untruth is spoken

when certainly the asupiciousness or

welfare or prosperity happens to others.

Therefore we have to judge ourselves  by

our discrimination (Vichakshana Jnanam) which is

Asartya dosham and which is not Asatya dosham.