SB 9.1.37

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Ninth Canto, Chapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

SB 9.1.36

SB 9.1.38

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 37

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].