Devanagari
नैतत् परस्मा आख्येयं पृष्टयापि कथञ्चन ।
सर्वं सम्पद्यते देवि देवगुह्यं सुसंवृतम् ॥ २० ॥
Verse text
naitat parasmā ākhyeyaṁ
pṛṣṭayāpi kathaṣcana
sarvaṁ sampadyate devi
deva-guhyaṁ susaṁvṛtam
Synonyms
na
—
not
;
etat
—
this
;
parasmai
—
to outsiders
;
ākhyeyam
—
is to be disclosed
;
pṛṣṭayā api
—
even though questioned
;
kathaṣcana
—
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.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
O lady! Even if someone inquires, you should not disclose this fact to anyone. Secret things known only to the devatās become successful.