SB 4.1.65
TEXT 65
- bhavasya patnī tu satī
- bhavaṁ devam anuvratā
- ātmanaḥ sadṛśaṁ putraṁ
- na lebhe guṇa-śīlataḥ
SYNONYMS
bhavasya—of Bhava (Lord Śiva); patnī—the wife; tu—but; satī—named Sati; bhavam—to Bhava; devam—a demigod; anuvratā—faithfully engaged in service; ātmanaḥ—of herself; sadṛśam—similar; putram—a son; na lebhe—did not obtain; guṇa-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.