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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.17.20
naitat parasmā ākhyeyaḿ
pṛṣṭayāpi kathañcana
sarvaḿ sampadyate devi
deva-guhyaḿ susaḿvṛtam
SYNONYMS
na — not; etat — this; parasmai — to outsiders; ākhyeyam — is to be disclosed; pṛṣṭayā api — even though questioned; kathañcana — by anyone; sarvam — everything; sampadyate — becomes successful; devi — O lady; deva-guhyam — very confidential even to the demigods; su-saḿvṛtam — 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.
Copyright © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness