Text
‘śiva-patnīra bhartā’ ihā śunite viruddha
‘viruddha-mati-kṛt’ śabda śāstre nahe śuddha
Synonyms
siva-patnīra—of the wife of Lord Śiva; bhartā—husband; iha—this; śunite—to hear; viruddha—contradiction; viruddha-mati-kṛt—that which creates a contradiction; śabda—such a word; śāstre—in the scriptures; nahe—is not; śuddha—pure. ¶
Translation
“It is contradictory to hear that Lord Śiva’s wife has another husband. The use of such words in literature creates the fault called viruddha-mati-kṛt. ¶