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CC Ādi 16.63

Bengali

ভবানী–শব্দে কহে মহাদেবের গৃহিণী ।
তার ভর্তা কহিলে দ্বিতীয় ভর্তা জানি ॥ ৬৩ ॥

Text

bhavānī-śabde kahe mahādevera gṛhiṇī
tāṅra bhartā kahile dvitīya bhartā jāni

Synonyms

bhavānī śabde — by the word bhavānī; kahe — is mentioned; mahādevera — of Lord Śiva; gṛhiṇī — the wife; tāṅra — her; bhartā — husband; kahile — if we say; dvitīya — second; bhartā — husband; jāni — we understand.

Translation

“The word ‘bhavānī’ means ‘the wife of Lord Śiva.’ But when we mention her husband, one might conclude that she has another husband.