मैत्रेय उवाच पितृभ्यां प्रस्थिते साध्वी पतिमिङ्गितकोविदा । नित्यं पर्यचरत्प्रीत्या भवानीव भवं प्रभुम् ॥ १ ॥
maitreya uvaca pitrbhyam prasthite sadhvi patim ingita-kovida nityam paryacarat pritya bhavaniva bhavam prabhum
- maitreyah uvaca
- Maitreya said
- pitrbhyam
- by the parents
- prasthite
- at the departure
- sadhvi
- the chaste woman
- patim
- her husband
- ingita-kovida
- understanding the desires
- nityam
- constantly
- paryacarat
- she served
- pritya
- with great love
- bhavani
- the goddess Parvati
- iva
- like
- bhavam
- Lord Siva
- prabhum
- her lord.
Maitreya continued: After the departure of her parents, the chaste woman Devahuti, who could understand the desires of her husband, served him constantly with great love, as Bhavani, the wife of Lord Siva, serves her husband.