Canto 9, Chapter 1

King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

Verse 36 (SB 9.1.36)
SB 9.1.36 • मूल श्लोक

एवं स्रीत्वमनुप्राप्त: सुद्युम्नो मानवो नृप: । सस्मार स कुलाचार्यं वसिष्ठमिति शुश्रुम ॥ ३६ ॥

Transliteration

evaṁ strītvam anuprāptaḥ sudyumno mānavo nṛpaḥ sasmāra sa kulācāryaṁ vasiṣṭham iti śuśruma

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

evam — in this way; strītvam — femininity; anuprāptaḥ — having achieved in that way; sudyumnaḥ — the male named Sudyumna; mānavaḥ — the son of Manu; nṛpaḥ — the king; sasmāra — remembered; saḥ — he; kula-ācāryam — the familial spiritual master; vasiṣṭham — the most powerful Vasiṣṭha; iti śuśruma — I have heard it (from reliable sources).

Translation

“I heard from reliable sources that King Sudyumna, the son of Manu, having thus achieved femininity, remembered his familial spiritual master, Vasiṣṭha.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda