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’siva-patnira bharta’ iha sunite viruddha

’viruddha-mati-krt’ sabda sastre nahe suddha

SYNONYMS

siva-patnira—of the wife of Lord Siva; bharta—husband; iha—this; sunite—to hear; viruddha—contradiction; viruddha-mati-krt—that which creates a contradiction; sabda—such a word; sastre—in the scriptures; nahe—is not; suddha—pure "It is contradictory to hear that Lord Siva’s wife has another husband.

The use of such words in literature creates the fault called viruddha-mati-krt.