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SB 9.1.21

Devanāgarī

एवं व्यवसितो राजन् भगवान् स महायशा: । अस्तौषीदादिपुरुषमिलाया: पुंस्त्वकाम्यया ॥ २१ ॥

Text

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.

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