Canto 9, Chapter 1

King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

Verse 20 (SB 9.1.20)
SB 9.1.20 • मूल श्लोक

एतत् सङ्कल्पवैषम्यं होतुस्ते व्यभिचारत: । तथापि साधयिष्ये ते सुप्रजास्त्वं स्वतेजसा ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

etat saṅkalpa-vaiṣamyaṁ hotus te vyabhicārataḥ tathāpi sādhayiṣye te suprajāstvaṁ sva-tejasā

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

etat — this; saṅkalpa-vaiṣamyam — discrepancy in the objective; hotuḥ — of the priest; te — your; vyabhicārataḥ — from deviating from the prescribed purpose; tathā api — still; sādhayiṣye — I shall execute; te — for you; su-prajāstvam — a very nice son; sva-tejasā — by my own prowess.

Translation

“This discrepancy in the objective is due to your priest’s deviation from the original purpose. However, by my own prowess I shall give you a good son.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda