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Chapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

Verse 28 of 38
SB 9.1.28

श्रीराजोवाच कथमेवं गुणो देशः केन वा भगवन्कृतः प्रश्नमेनं समाचक्ष्व परं कौतूहलं हि नः

śrī-rājovāca katham evaṁ guṇo deśaḥ kena vā bhagavan kṛtaḥ praśnam enaṁ samācakṣva paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi naḥ

Synonyms

śrī-rājā uvāca—Mahārāja Parīkṣit said; katham—how; evam—this; guṇaḥ—quality; deśaḥ—the country; kena—why; vā—either; bhagavan—O most powerful; kṛtaḥ—it was so done; praśnam—question; enam—this; samācakṣva—just deliberate; param—very much; kautūhalam—eagerness; hi—indeed; naḥ—our..

Translation

Mahārāja Parīkṣit said: O most powerful brāhmaṇa, why was this place so empowered, and who made it so powerful? Kindly answer this question, for I am very eager to hear about this.

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