prayasah-generally; prakrtah-conditioned souls; ca-also; api-although; striyam-a woman; rahasi-in a solitary place; bibhrati-embrace; ayam-this (Lord Siva); maha-vrata-dharah-the master of great vows and austerities; bibharti-enjoys; sadasi-in an assembly of great saintly persons; striyam-his wife.