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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 17]
wife of Lord Śiva;  yat-pravekṣyataḥ —of one who forcibly enters that tract of land;  strī-bhāvaḥ —transformation into a female;  tat —that;  paścāt —later;  vakṣyāmi —I shall explain.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: In the tract of land known as Ilāvṛta-varṣa, the only male person is Lord Śiva, the most powerful demigod. Goddess Durgā, the wife of Lord Śiva, does not like any man to enter that land. If any foolish man dares to do so, she immediately turns him into a woman. I shall explain this later [in the Ninth Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam].
TEXT 16
भवानीनाथैः स्त्रीगणार्बुदसहस्रै रवरुध्यमानो भगवतश्चतुर्मूर्तेर्महापुरुषस्य तुरीयां तामसीं मूर्तिं प्रकृतिमात्मनः सङ्कर्षणसंज्ञामात्मसमाधिरूपेण संनिधाप्यैतदभिगृणन् भव उपधावति ॥ १६ ॥
bhavānī-nāthaiḥ strī-gaṇārbuda-sahasrair avarudhyamāno bhagavataś catur-mūrter mahā-puruṣasya turīyām tāmasīm mūrtim prakṛtim ātmanaḥ saṅkarṣaṇa-saṅyñām ātma-samādhi-rūpeṇa sannidhāpyaitad abhigṛṇan bhava upadhāvati.
bhavānī-nāthaiḥ —by the company of Bhavānī;  strī-gaṇa —of females;  arbuda-sahasraiḥ —by ten billion;  avarudhyamānaḥ —always being served;  bhagavataḥ catuḥ-mūrteḥ —the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is expanded in four;  mahā-puruṣasya —of the Supreme Person;  turīyām —the fourth expansion;  tāmasīm —related to the mode of ignorance;  mūrtim —the form;  prakṛtim —as the source;  ātmanaḥ —of himself (Lord Śiva);  saṅkarṣaṇa-saṅyñām —known as Saṅkarṣaṇa;  ātma-samādhi-rūpeṇa —by meditating upon Him in trance;  sannidhāpya —bringing Him near;  etat —this;  abhigṛṇan —clearly chanting;  bhavaḥ —Lord Śiva;  upadhāvati —worships.
TRANSLATION
In Ilāvṛta-varṣa, Lord Śiva is always encircled by ten billion maidservants of goddess Durgā, who minister to him. The quadru-