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SB 9.1.37

Devanāgarī

स तस्य तां दशां दृष्ट्वा कृपया भृशपीडित: । सुद्युम्नस्याशयन् पुंस्त्वमुपाधावत शङ्करम् ॥ ३७ ॥

Text

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].

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