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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.1.40
acaryanugrahat kamam
SYNONYMS
acarya-anugrahat -- by the mercy of the spiritual master; kamam -- desired; labdhva -- having achieved; pumstvam -- maleness; vyavasthaya -- by this settlement of Lord Siva; palayam asa -- he ruled; jagatim -- the whole world; na abhyanandan sma -- were not satisfied with; tam -- to the king; prajah -- the citizens.
TRANSLATION
Thus being favored by the spiritual master, according to the words of Lord Siva, Sudyumna regained his desired maleness every alternate month and in this way ruled the kingdom, although the citizens were not satisfied with this.
PURPORT
The citizens could understand that the king was transformed into a female every alternate month and therefore could not discharge his royal duty. Consequently they were not very satisfied.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness