Canto 9, Chapter 1

King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

Verse 25 (SB 9.1.25)
SB 9.1.25 • मूल श्लोक

सुकुमारवनं मेरोरधस्तात् प्रविवेश ह । यत्रास्ते भगवाञ्छर्वो रममाण: सहोमया ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

sukumāra-vanaṁ meror adhastāt praviveśa ha yatrāste bhagavāñ charvo ramamāṇaḥ sahomayā

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

sukumāra-vanam — the forest known as Sukumāra; meroḥ adhastāt — at the foot of Mount Meru; praviveśa ha — he entered; yatra — wherein; āste — was; bhagavān — the most powerful (demigod); śarvaḥ — Lord Śiva; ramamāṇaḥ — engaged in enjoyment; saha umayā — with Umā, his wife.

Translation

“There in the north, at the bottom of Mount Meru, is a forest known as Sukumāra where Lord Śiva always enjoys with Umā. Sudyumna entered that forest.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda