← Canto 9: Liberation

Chapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

Verse 37 of 38
SB 9.1.37

स तस्य तां दशां दृष्ट्वा कृपया भृशपीडितः सुद्युम्नस्याशयन्पुंस्त्वमुपाधावत शंकरम्

sa tasya tāṁ daśāṁ dṛṣṭvā kṛpayā bhṛśa-pīḍitaḥ sudyumnasyāśayan puṁstvam upādhāvata śaṅkaram

Synonyms

saḥ—he, Vasiṣṭha; tasya—of Sudyumna; tām—that; daśām—condition; dṛṣṭvā—seeing; kṛpayā—out of mercy; bhṛśa-pīḍitaḥ—being very much aggrieved; sudyumnasya—of Sudyumna; āśayan—desiring; puṁstvam—the maleness; upādhāvata—began to worship; śaṅkaram—Lord Śiva..

Translation

Upon seeing Sudyumna's deplorable condition, Vasiṣṭha was very much aggrieved. Desiring for Sudyumna to regain his maleness, Vasiṣṭha again began to worship Lord Śaṅkara [Śiva].

Verse 37 of 38