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Chapter 12: The Mohinī-mūrti Incarnation Bewilders Lord Śiva

Verse 42 of 44
SB 8.12.42

आत्मांशभूतां तां मायां भवानीं भगवान्भवः सम्मतामृषिमुख्यानां प्रीत्याचष्टाथ भारत

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.

Verse 42 of 44