Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.1.40

ācāryānugrahāt kāmaḿ

labdhvā puḿstvaḿ vyavasthayā

pālayām āsa jagatīḿ

nābhyanandan sma taḿ prajāḥ

SYNONYMS

ācārya-anugrahāt — by the mercy of the spiritual master; kāmam — desired; labdhvā — having achieved; puḿstvam — maleness; vyavasthayā — by this settlement of Lord Śiva; pālayām āsa — he ruled; jagatīm — the whole world; na abhyanandan sma — were not satisfied with; tam — to the king; prajāḥ — the citizens.

TRANSLATION

Thus being favored by the spiritual master, according to the words of Lord Śiva, 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.

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