Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.1.32
tad idaḿ bhagavān āha
priyāyāḥ priya-kāmyayā
sthānaḿ yaḥ praviśed etat
sa vai yoṣid bhaved iti
SYNONYMS
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!"
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