SB 9.1.21
TEXT 21
- evaṁ vyavasito rājan
- bhagavān sa mahā-yaśāḥ
- astauṣīd ādi-puruṣam
- ilāyāḥ puṁstva-kāmyayā
SYNONYMS
evam — thus; vyavasitaḥ — deciding; rājan — O King Parīkṣit; bhagavān — the most powerful; saḥ — Vasiṣṭha; mahā-yaśāḥ — very famous; astauṣīt — offered prayers; ādi-puruṣam — unto the Supreme Person, Lord Viṣṇu; ilāyāḥ — of Ilā; puṁstva-kāmyayā — for the transformation into a male.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King Parīkṣit, after the most famous and powerful Vasiṣṭha made this decision, he offered prayers to the Supreme Person, Viṣṇu, to transform Ilā into a male.