Canto 9, Chapter 1

King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

Verse 14 (SB 9.1.14)
SB 9.1.14 • मूल श्लोक

तत्र श्रद्धा मनो: पत्नी होतारं समयाचत । दुहित्रर्थमुपागम्य प्रणिपत्य पयोव्रता ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

tatra śraddhā manoḥ patnī hotāraṁ samayācata duhitrartham upāgamya praṇipatya payovratā

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tatra — in that sacrifice; śraddhā — Śraddhā; manoḥ — of Manu; patnī — the wife; hotāram — to the priest performing the yajña; samayācata — begged properly; duhitṛ-artham — for a daughter; upāgamya — coming near; praṇipatya — offering obeisances; payaḥ-vratā — who was observing the vow of drinking only milk.

Translation

“During that sacrifice, Śraddhā, Manu’s wife, who was observing the vow of subsisting only by drinking milk, approached the priest offering the sacrifice, offered obeisances to him and begged for a daughter.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda