Canto 9, Chapter 1

King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

Verse 32 (SB 9.1.32)
SB 9.1.32 • मूल श्लोक

तदिदं भगवानाह प्रियाया: प्रियकाम्यया । स्थानं य: प्रविशेदेतत् स वै योषिद् भवेदिति ॥ ३२ ॥

Transliteration

tad idaṁ bhagavān āha priyāyāḥ priya-kāmyayā sthānaṁ yaḥ praviśed etat sa vai yoṣid bhaved iti

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

tat — because; idam — this; bhagavān — Lord Śiva; āha — said; priyāyāḥ — of his dear wife; priya-kāmyayā — for the pleasure; sthānam — place; yaḥ — anyone who; praviśet — will enter; etat — here; saḥ — that person; vai — indeed; yoṣit — female; bhavet — shall become; iti — thus.

Translation

“Thereupon, just to please his wife, Lord Śiva said, “Any male entering this place shall immediately become a female!””

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda