Canto & Chapters
Liberation (24 Chapters)
Chapter 138v
King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman
Chapter 231v
The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu
Chapter 336v
The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni
Chapter 460v
Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni
Chapter 528v
Durvāsā Muni’s Life Spared
Chapter 648v
The Downfall of Saubhari Muni
Chapter 724v
The Descendants of King Māndhātā
Chapter 827v
The Sons of Sagara Meet Lord Kapiladeva
Chapter 945v
The Dynasty of Aṁśumān
Chapter 1048v
The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Rāmacandra
Chapter 1132v
Lord Rāmacandra Rules the World
Chapter 1215v
The Dynasty of Kuśa, the Son of Lord Rāmacandra
Chapter 1326v
The Dynasty of Mahārāja Nimi
Chapter 1446v
King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī
Chapter 1535v
Paraśurāma, the Lord’s Warrior Incarnation
Chapter 1635v
Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the World’s Ruling Class
Chapter 1715v
The Dynasties of the Sons of Purūravā
Chapter 1847v
King Yayāti Regains His Youth
Chapter 1927v
King Yayāti Achieves Liberation
Chapter 2035v
The Dynasty of Pūru
Chapter 2130v
The Dynasty of Bharata
Chapter 2236v
The Descendants of Ajamīḍha
Chapter 2330v
The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayāti
Chapter 2452v
Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Canto 9, Chapter 1
King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman
Verse 22 (SB 9.1.22)
SB 9.1.22 • मूल श्लोक
तस्मै कामवरं तुष्टो भगवान् हरिरीश्वर: । ददाविलाभवत् तेन सुद्युम्न: पुरुषर्षभ: ॥ २२ ॥
Transliteration
tasmai kāma-varaṁ tuṣṭo bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ dadāv ilābhavat tena sudyumnaḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
tasmai — unto him (Vasiṣṭha); kāma-varam — the desired benediction; tuṣṭaḥ — being pleased; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality; hariḥ īśvaraḥ — the supreme controller, the Lord; dadau — gave; ilā — the girl, Ilā; abhavat — became; tena — because of this benediction; sudyumnaḥ — by the name Sudyumna; puruṣa-ṛṣabhaḥ — a nice male.
Translation
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller, being pleased with Vasiṣṭha, gave him the benediction he desired. Thus Ilā was transformed into a very fine male named Sudyumna.”