Shloka 13
Adhyaya 19 — Kartavirya Arjuna at Dattatreya’s Ashram: Boons, Sovereignty, and Vaishnava Praise
स त्वं वरय भद्रं ते वरं यन्मसेप्सितम् ।
प्रसादसुमुखस्तेऽहं गुह्यानामप्रकीर्तनात् ॥
sa tvaṃ varaya bhadraṃ te varaṃ yan masepsitam /
prasādasumukhas te 'haṃ guhyanām aprakīrtanāt
Ainsi, choisis une grâce—qu’elle te soit de bon augure—quelle que soit la grâce que tu désires. Je te suis favorable, parce que tu n’as pas proclamé (mes) noms secrets.
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FAQs
Restraint in speech and respect for sacred confidentiality (guhya) are treated as virtues that attract grace; not all sacred knowledge is meant for display or social currency.
Carita: a narrative hinge where the divine grants the hero agency to define his destiny through requested boons.
‘Secret names’ imply mantra-logic: power is preserved by discipline (saṃyama). The verse encodes the idea that the sacred is potent when guarded, not dissipated through careless proclamation.