CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Devahuti's Lamentation
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maitreya uvaca
pitrbhyam prasthite sadhvi
patim ingita-kovida
nityam paryacarat pritya
bhavaniva bhavam prabhum

maitreyah uvaca—Maitreya said; pitrbhyam—by the parents; prasthite—
at the departure; sadhvi—the chaste woman; patim—her husband; ingita-
kovidd—understanding the desires; nityam—constantly; paryacarat—she
served; prityd—with great love; bhavani—the goddess Parvati; iva—like;
bhavam—Lord Siva; prabhum-her lord.

TRANSLATION

Maitreya continued: After the departure of her parents, the chaste
woman Devahuti, who could understand the desires of her husband,
served him constantly with great love, as Bhavani, the wife of Lord Siva,
serves her husband.

PURPORT

The specific example of Bhavani is very significant. Bhavani means the
wife of Bhava, or Lord Siva. Bhavani, or Parvati, the daughter of the King
of the Himalayas, selected Lord Siva, who appears to be just like a beggar,
as her husband. In spite of her being a princess, she undertook all kinds of
tribulations to associate with Lord Siva, who did not even have a house
but was sitting underneath the trees and passing his time in meditation.

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