SB 8.12.42
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 42
- 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.