# SB 8.12.42 > आत्मांशभूतां तां मायां भवानीं भगवान्भवः > सम्मतामृषिमुख्यानां प्रीत्याचष्टाथ भारत ॥४२॥ ## Text > 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.**