श्रीभगवानुवाच दिष्टया त्वं विबुधश्रेष्ठ स्वां निष्ठामात्मना स्थित: । यन्मे स्त्रीरूपया स्वैरं मोहितोऽप्यङ्ग मायया ॥ ३८ ॥
sri-bhagavan uvaca distya tvam vibudha-srestha svam nistham atmana sthitah yan me stri-rupaya svairam mohito ’py anga mayaya
- sri-bhagavan uvaca
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
- distya
- all auspiciousness
- tvam
- unto you
- vibudha-srestha
- O best of all the demigods
- svam
- in your own
- nistham
- fixed situation
- atmana
- of your own self
- sthitah
- you are situated
- yat
- as
- me
- Mine
- stri-rupaya
- appearance like a woman
- svairam
- sufficiently
- mohitah
- enchanted
- api
- in spite of
- anga
- O Lord Siva
- mayaya
- by My potency.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O best of the demigods, although you have been amply harassed because of My potency in assuming the form of a woman, you are established in your position. Therefore, may all good fortune be upon you.