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SB 9.1.32

Devanāgarī

तदिदं भगवानाह प्रियाया: प्रियकाम्यया । स्थानं य: प्रविशेदेतत् स वै योषिद् भवेदिति ॥ ३२ ॥

Text

tad idaṁ bhagavān āha priyāyāḥ priya-kāmyayā sthānaṁ yaḥ praviśed etat sa vai yoṣid bhaved iti

Synonyms

tat—because;idam—this;bhagavān—Lord Śiva;āha—said;priyāyāḥ—of his dear wife;priya-kāmyayā—for the pleasure;sthānam—place;yaḥ—anyone who;praviśet—will enter;etat—here;saḥ—that person;vai—indeed;yoṣit—female;bhavet—shall become;iti—thus.

Translation

Thereupon, just to please his wife, Lord Śiva said, “Any male entering this place shall immediately become a female!”

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