Text 65

भवस्य पत्नी तु सती भवं देवमनुव्रता ।
आत्मनः सदृशं पुत्रं न लेभे गुणशीलतः ॥६५॥

Text

bhavasya patnī tu satī
bhavaṁ devam anuvratā
ātmanaḥ sadṛśaṁ putraṁ
na lebhe guṇa-śīlataḥ

Synonyms

bhavasya—of Bhava (Lord Śiva); patni—the wife; tu—but; sati—named Sati; bhavam—to Bhava; devam—a demigod; anuvrata—faithfully engaged in service; atmanah—of herself; sadṛśam—similar; putram—a son; na lebhe—did not obtain; guna-śīlataḥ—by good qualities and by character. 

Translation

The sixteenth daughter, whose name was Satī, was the wife of Lord Śiva. She could not produce a child, although she always faithfully engaged in the service of her husband. 

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