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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 1]
Person, Lord Viṣṇu;  ilāyāḥ —of Ilā;  puṁstva-kāmyayā —for the transformation into a male.
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King Parikṣit, after the most famous and powerful Vasiṣṭha made this decision, he offered prayers to the Supreme Person, Viṣṇu, to transform Ilā into a male.
TEXT 22
तस्मै कामवरं तुष्टो भगवान् हरिरीश्वरः । ददाविलाभवत् तेन सुद्युम्नः पुरुषर्षभः ॥२२॥
tasmai kāma-varaṁ tuṣṭo bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ dadāv ilābhavat tena sudyumnaḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ
tasmai —unto him (Vasiṣṭha);  kāma-varaṁ —the desired benediction;  tuṣṭaḥ —being pleased;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality;  hariḥ īśvaraḥ —the supreme controller, the Lord;  dadau —gave;  ilā —the girl, Ilā;  abhavat —became;  tena —because of this benediction;  sudyumnaḥ —by the name Sudyumna;  puruṣa-ṛṣabhaḥ —a nice male.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller, being pleased with Vasiṣṭha, gave him the benediction he desired. Thus Ilā was transformed into a very fine male named Sudyumna.
TEXTS 23-24
स एकदा महाराज विचरन् मृगयां वने । वृतः कतिपयामात्यैरश्वमारुह्य सैन्धवम् ॥२३॥ प्रगृह्य रुचिरं चापं शरांश्च परमाद्भुतान् । दंशितोऽनुमृगं वीरो जगाम दिशमुत्तराम् ॥२४॥