Canto 9, Chapter 1

King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

Verse 21 (SB 9.1.21)
SB 9.1.21 • मूल श्लोक

एवं व्यवसितो राजन् भगवान् स महायशा: । अस्तौषीदादिपुरुषमिलाया: पुंस्त्वकाम्यया ॥ २१ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ vyavasito rājan bhagavān sa mahā-yaśāḥ astauṣīd ādi-puruṣam ilāyāḥ puṁstva-kāmyayā

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

evam — thus; vyavasitaḥ — deciding; rājan — O King Parīkṣit; bhagavān — the most powerful; saḥ — Vasiṣṭha; mahā-yaśāḥ — very famous; astauṣīt — offered prayers; ādi-puruṣam — unto the Supreme Person, Lord Viṣṇu; ilāyāḥ — of Ilā; puṁstva-kāmyayā — for the transformation into a male.

Translation

“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King Parīkṣit, after the most famous and powerful Vasiṣṭha made this decision, he offered prayers to the Supreme Person, Viṣṇu, to transform Ilā into a male.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda