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Chapter 1: Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu

Verse 65 of 60
SB 4.1.65

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

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 Satī; 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.

Verse 65 of 60