Varaha Purana 137.184: Adhyaya 137, Shloka 184
The Tale of the Vulture and the She-Jackal: The Māhātmya of the Saukarava Sacred Field
या सुगोपायते गुह्यं सती सा नोच्यते बुधैः ॥ एवं चिन्त्य महाभागे ब्रूहि सत्यं यशस्विनि
yā sugopāyate guhyaṁ satī sā nocyate budhaiḥ || evaṁ cintya mahābhāge brūhi satyaṁ yaśasvini
जो औरत किसी राज़ को छुपा के रखती है, उसको बुद्धिमान लोग बुरा नहीं कहते। इसलिए सोच के समझो, और सच बोलो। तुम्हारी बड़ाई है, तुम्हारा नाम है।
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It preserves a classical ethical tension in Sanskrit literature: the value of confidentiality alongside the ideal of truthfulness in dialogue.
No geographic location is identified in this verse fragment.
Confidentiality can be ethically defensible; nevertheless, the speaker urges truthful speech after reflection.
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