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"name":"SB 8.12.42", "h1":"SB 8.12.42", "label":"Text 42", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 8.12.42", "description":"O descendant of Bharata Mahārāja, Lord Śiva, in jubilation, then addressed his wife, Bhavānī, who is accepted by all authorities as the potency of Lord Viṣṇu."
} —
SB 8.12.42
Text
ātmāṁśa-bhūtāṁ tāṁ māyāṁ
bhavānīṁ bhagavān bhavaḥ
sammatām ṛṣi-mukhyānāṁ
prītyācaṣṭātha bhārata
Synonyms
ātma-aṁśa-bhūtām—a potency of the Supreme Soul; tām—unto her; māyām—the illusory energy; bhavānīm—who is the wife of Lord Śiva; bhagavān—the powerful; bhavaḥ—Lord Śiva; sammatām—accepted; ṛṣi-mukhyānām—by the great sages; prītyā—in jubilation; ācaṣṭa—began to address; atha—then; bhārata—O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, descendant of Bharata.
Translation
O descendant of Bharata Mahārāja, Lord Śiva, in jubilation, then addressed his wife, Bhavānī, who is accepted by all authorities as the potency of Lord Viṣṇu.