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.