ātma-amśa-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.

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.