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Chapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

Verse 32 of 38
SB 9.1.32

तदिदं भगवानाह प्रियायाः प्रियकाम्यया स्थानं यः प्रविशेदेतत्स वै योषिद्भवेदिति

tad idaṁ bhagavān āha priyāyāḥ priya-kāmyayā sthānaṁ 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!"

Verse 32 of 38