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
ゆえに、願いを選べ—汝にとって吉祥であれ—汝の望むいかなる願いでもよい。汝が（我が）秘められた名を公言しなかったゆえ、我は汝に慈しみを向けている。
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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.