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King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman
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TRANSLATION
The most powerful great-grandfather Vasiṣṭha, after hearing these words of Manu, understood the discrepancy on the part of the priest. Thus he spoke as follows to the son of the sun-god.
TEXT 20
एतत् संकल्पवैषम्यं होतुस्ते व्यभिचारतः । तथापि साधयिष्ये ते सुप्रजास्त्वं स्वतेजसा ॥२०॥
etat saṅkalpa-vaiṣamyam hotus te vyabhicārataḥ tathāpi sādhayiṣye te suprajāstvam sva-tejasā
etat —this;  saṅkalpa-vaiṣamyam —discrepancy in the objective;  hotuḥ —of the priest;  te —your;  vyabhicārataḥ —from deviating from the prescribed purpose;  tathā api —still;  sādhayiṣye —I shall execute;  te —for you;  su-prajāstvam —a very nice son;  sva-tejasā —by my own prowess.
TRANSLATION
This discrepancy in the objective is due to your priest's deviation from the original purpose. However, by my own prowess I shall give you a good son.
TEXT 21
एवं व्यवसितो राजन् भगवान् स महायशः । अस्तौषीदादिपुरुषमिलायाः पुंस्त्वकाम्यया ॥२१॥
evam vyavasito rājan bhagavān sa mahā-yaśāḥ astauṣīd ādi-puruṣam ilāyāḥ puṁstva-kāmyayā
evam —thus;  vyavasitaḥ —deciding;  rājan —O King Parikṣit;  bhagavān —the most powerful;  saḥ —Vasiṣṭha;  mahā-yaśāḥ —very famous;  astauṣīt —offered prayers;  ādi-puruṣam —unto the Supreme