SB 9.1.37

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

SB 9.1.36 - SB 9.1.38-39

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].

SB 9.1.36 - SB 9.1.38-39