SB 9.1.21

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Ninth Canto - Chapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

SB 9.1.20 - SB 9.1.22

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 21

evaṁ vyavasito rājan

bhagavān sa mahā-yaśāḥ

astauṣīd ādi-puruṣam

ilāyāḥ puṁstva-kāmyayā

SYNONYMS

evam — thus; vyavasitaḥ — deciding; rājan — O King Parīkṣit; bhagavān — the most powerful; saḥ — Vasiṣṭha; mahā-yaśāḥ — very famous; astauṣīt — offered prayers; ādi-puruṣam — unto the Supreme Person, Lord Viṣṇu; ilāyāḥ — of Ilā; puṁstva-kāmyayā — for the transformation into a male.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King Parīkṣit, after the most famous and powerful Vasiṣṭha made this decision, he offered prayers to the Supreme Person, Viṣṇu, to transform Ilā into a male.

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