SB 8.17.20 • मूल श्लोक

नैतत् परस्मा आख्येयं पृष्टयापि कथञ्चन । सर्वं सम्पद्यते देवि देवगुह्यं सुसंवृतम् ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

naitat parasmā ākhyeyaṁ pṛṣṭayāpi kathañcana sarvaṁ sampadyate devi deva-guhyaṁ susaṁvṛtam

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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-saṁvṛtam — 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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda