Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.12.42
आत्मांशभूतां तां मायां भवानीं भगवान्भव:
सम्मतामृषिमुख्यानां प्रीत्याचष्टाथ भारत ॥ ४२ ॥
ātmāṁśa-bhūtāṁ tāṁ māyāṁ
[aatmaamsha-bhootaam taam maayaam]
bhavānīṁ bhagavān bhavaḥ
[bhavaaneem bhagavaan bhavah]
sammatām ṛṣi-mukhyānāṁ
[sammataam rishi-mukhyaanaam]
prītyācaṣṭātha bhārata
[preetyaachashtaatha bhaarata]
Word-for-word
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
ātmāṁśa-bhūtāṁ tāṁ māyāṁ
ātma-aṁśa-bhūtām
a potency of the Supreme Soul
tām
unto her
māyām
the illusory energy
bhavānīṁ bhagavān bhavaḥ
bhavānīm
who is the wife of Lord Śiva
bhagavān
the powerful
bhavaḥ
Lord Śiva
sammatām ṛṣi-mukhyānāṁ
sammatām
accepted
ṛṣi-mukhyānām
by the great sages
prītyācaṣṭātha bhārata
prītyā
in jubilation
ācaṣṭa
began to address
atha
then
bhārata
O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, descendant of Bharata.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O descendant of Bharata Mahārāja! Lord Śiva, in jubilation, then addressed his wife, Bhavānī, māyā, the potency of Lord Viṣṇu, while being praised by the sages.
Śaṁsatām [Note: This is in place of sammatām in another version.] means “being praised.” While sages praised him, which he ignored, Śiva spoke to his wife.
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Personal Guidance
In jubilation, Śiva addressed Bhavānī, who is accepted as the potency of Viṣṇu. Even one's spouse is, at the highest level, the Lord's potency. Marriage in dharma is not separate from divine relationship.
Reflection Questions
- Where do I see my closest relationships as separate from my relationship to the Lord?
- How does seeing my partner as 'the Lord's potency' change how I speak to them?
My note
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