Text 41]
King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman
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TEXT 40
आचार्यानुग्रहात् कामं लब्ध्वा पुंस्त्वं व्यवस्थया । पालयामास जगतीं नाभ्यनन्दन् स तं प्रजाः ॥४०॥
ācāryānugrahāt kāmaṁ labdhvā puṁstvaṁ vyavasthayā pālayām āsa jagatīṁ nābhyanandan sma taṁ prajāḥ
ācārya-anugrahāt —by the mercy of the spiritual master;  kāmam —desired;  labdhvā —having achieved;  puṁstvam —maleness;  vyavasthayā —by this settlement of Lord Śiva;  pālayām āsa —he ruled;  jagatīṁ —the whole world;  na abhyanandan sma —were not satisfied with;  tam —to the king;  prajāḥ —the citizens.
TRANSLATION
Thus being favored by the spiritual master, according to the words of Lord Śiva, Sudyumna regained his desired maleness every alternate month and in this way ruled the kingdom, although the citizens were not satisfied with this.
PURPORT
The citizens could understand that the king was transformed into a female every alternate month and therefore could not discharge his royal duty. Consequently they were not very satisfied.
TEXT 41
तस्योत्कलो गयो राजन् विमलश्च त्रयः सुताः । दक्षिणापथराजानो बभूवुर्धर्मवत्सलाः ॥४१॥
tasyotkalo gayo rājan vimalaś ca trayaḥ sutāḥ dakṣiṇā-patha-rājāno babhūvur dharma-vatsalāḥ