Canto 9: LiberationChapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.1.21

evam vyavasito rajan

bhagavan sa maha-yasah

astaushid adi-purusham

ilayah pumstva-kamyaya

SYNONYMS

evam -- thus; vyavasitah -- deciding; rajan -- O King Parikshit; bhagavan -- the most powerful; sah -- Vasishtha; maha-yasah -- very famous; astaushit -- offered prayers; adi-purusham -- unto the Supreme Person, Lord Vishnu; ilayah -- of Ila; pumstva-kamyaya -- for the transformation into a male.

TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King Parikshit, after the most famous and powerful Vasishtha made this decision, he offered prayers to the Supreme Person, Vishnu, to transform Ila into a male.

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