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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

tatbecause; idamthis; bhagavānLord Śiva; āhasaid; priyāyāḥof his dear wife; priya-kāmyayāfor the pleasure; sthānamplace; yaḥanyone who; praviśetwill enter; etathere; saḥthat person; vaiindeed; yoṣitfemale; bhavetshall become; itithus..

Translation

Thereupon, just to please his wife, Lord Śiva said, "Any male entering this place shall immediately become a female!"

Verse 32 of 38
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