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 28 (SB 9.1.28)
SB 9.1.28 • मूल श्लोक
श्रीराजोवाच कथमेवं गुणो देश: केन वा भगवन् कृत: । प्रश्नमेनं समाचक्ष्व परं कौतूहलं हि न: ॥ २८ ॥
Transliteration
śrī-rājovāca katham evaṁ guṇo deśaḥ kena vā bhagavan kṛtaḥ praśnam enaṁ samācakṣva paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi naḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
śrī-rājā uvāca — Mahārāja Parīkṣit said; katham — how; evam — this; guṇaḥ — quality; deśaḥ — the country; kena — why; vā — either; bhagavan — O most powerful; kṛtaḥ — it was so done; praśnam — question; enam — this; samācakṣva — just deliberate; param — very much; kautūhalam — eagerness; hi — indeed; naḥ — our.
Translation
“Mahārāja Parīkṣit said: O most powerful brāhmaṇa, why was this place so empowered, and who made it so powerful? Kindly answer this question, for I am very eager to hear about this.”