Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 9 Chapter 1 Verse 22

Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.1.22

tasmai kāma-varaḿ tuṣṭo

bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ

dadāv ilābhavat tena

sudyumnaḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ

SYNONYMS

tasmai — unto him (Vasiṣṭha); kāma-varam — the desired benediction; tuṣṭaḥ — being pleased; bhagavān — the Supreme Personality; hariḥ īśvaraḥ — the supreme controller, the Lord; dadau — gave; ilā — the girl, Ilā; abhavat — became; tena — because of this benediction; sudyumnaḥ — by the name Sudyumna; puruṣa-ṛṣabhaḥ — a nice male.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller, being pleased with Vasiṣṭha, gave him the benediction he desired. Thus Ilā was transformed into a very fine male named Sudyumna.

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