आत्मांशभूतां तां मायां भवानीं भगवान्भवः ।
सम्मतामृषिमुख्यानां प्रीत्याचष्टाथ भारत ॥ ४२ ॥
atma-amsa-bhutam-a potency of the Supreme Soul; tam-unto her; mayam-the illusory energy; bhavanim-who is the wife of Lord Siva; bhagavan-the powerful; bhavah-Lord Siva; sammatam-accepted; rsi-mukhyanam-by the great sages; pritya-in jubilation; acasta-began to address; atha-then; bharata-O Maharaja Pariksit, descendant of Bharata.
O descendant of
Bharata Maharaja, Lord
Siva, in jubilation, then addressed his wife,
Bhavani, who is accepted by all authorities as the potency of Lord
Visnu.