Text 65] Pastimes of Childhood and Youth 233

TRANSLATION
“Here is another great fault. You have arranged the word bhavani-bhartr to your
great satisfaction, but this betrays the fault of contradiction.

TEXT 63

SIAN ACH BS HUtCUTaT Yes |
Sta SS Sacer fUSin OH TIAA wo

bhavani-sabde kahe mahddevera grhinT
tdnra bhartd kahile dvitiya bhartd jani

SYNONYMS

_ bhavani—bhavani; sabde—by the word; kahe—is mentioned; mahddevera—of Lord
Siva; grhini—the wife; ta@fra—her; bharté—husband; kahile—if we say; dwitlya—
second; bhartd—husband; /@ni—we understand.

TRANSLATION

“The word bhavani means ‘the wife of Lord Siva.’ But when we mention her
husband, one might conclude that she has another husband.

TEXT 64

‘ana eo Bal fers far~ |
‘Faggafese’ ot sce ALE VE i v9 1!

‘Siva-patnira bhartd’ ihd sunite viruddha
‘viruddha-mati-krt’ §abda Sastre nahe Suddha
SYNONYMS
$iva-patnira—of the wife of Lord Siva; bharté—husband; ihd—this; Sunite—to hear;
viruddha—contradiction; viruddha-mati-krt—that which creates a contradiction;
$abda—such a word; sastre—in the scriptures; nahe—is not; suddha—pure.
TRANSLATION
“tt is contradictory to hear that Lord Siva's wife has another husband. The use
of such words in literature creates the fault called viruddha-mati-krt.

TEXT 65

SSwel- AHA SSA SCS CHE VA’ |
we @facee EF fHSITSG Gata ti ve i

‘brahmana-patnira bhartara haste deha dana’
Sabda Sunitei haya dvitlya-bhartd jnana
