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CC Adi 16.64 (1975)



His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada



TEXT 64

'śiva-patnīra bhartā' ihā śunite viruddha
'viruddha-mati-kṛt' śabda śāstre nahe śuddha


SYNONYMS

śiva-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.