—json {

  "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.