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
‘Hana eel Bai ofars fare!
‘faamafese’ iH HCH ATE OT U8 I
‘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
Swael-THNA SST SCG CE AIA
we Sfacwe Ca FSSC! Gata we
‘brahmana-patnira bhartara haste deha dana’
Sabda Sunitei haya dvitlya-bhartd jnana
