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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-bhūtāma potency of the Supreme Soul; tāmunto her; māyāmthe illusory energy; bhavānīmwho is the wife of Lord Śiva; bhagavānthe powerful; bhavaḥLord Śiva; sammatāmaccepted; ṛṣi-mukhyānāmby the great sages; prītyāin jubilation; ācaṣṭabegan to address; athathen; bhārataO 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.

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