SB 8.17.20

TEXT 20

TEXT

नैतत्परस्मा आख्येयं पृष्टयापि कथञ्चन ।
सर्वं सम्पद्यते देवि देवगुह्यं सुसंवृतम् ॥ २० ॥

naitat parasma akhyeyam

prstayapi kathancana

sarvam sampadyate devi

deva-guhyam susamvrtam

na-not; etat-this; parasmai-to outsiders; akhyeyam-is to be disclosed; prstaya api-even though questioned; kathancana-by anyone; sarvam-everything; sampadyate-becomes successful; devi-O lady; deva-guhyam-very confidential even to the demigods; su-samvrtam-very carefully kept confidential.

TRANSLATION

O lady, even if someone inquires, you should not disclose this fact to anyone. That which is very confidential is successful if kept secret.

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