Example Sentences:
Ramayana: Though Kaikeyi’s demands caused Dasharatha more pain than he could bear, still he knew that he couldn’t renege on granting the boons he had promised her.
Mahabharata: Through their letter, the Pandavas conveyed that the Kauravas had reneged on their promise to return the Pandava kingdom after the thirteen-year exile.
Bhagavatam: As Vasudeva couldn’t renege on his promise to Kamsa, he handed over his sons, one by one, to Kamsa.
Bhagavad-gita: Emphasizing that he would never renege on his promise to protect his devotees, Krishna expresses his love for Arjuna (and through Arjuna, for all devotees) not just once or twice but thrice in the Gita’s concluding verses.
Our interactions with others are actually the yardsticks for our integrity – whether we renege on our words or determined, we walk the talk.
We all renege on our words sometimes, but at least we shouldn’t renege on the intention to honor our words.