Text 21] King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman 15

TRANSLATION

The most powerful great-grandfather Vasistha, 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.

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etat sankalpa-vaisamyam
hotus te vyabhicaratah

tathapi sadhayisye te
suprajdstvam sva-tejasa

etat—this; sankalpa-vaisamyam—discrepancy in the objective;
hotuh—of the priest; te—your; vyabhicaratah—from deviating from
the prescribed purpose; tathd api—still; sadhayisye—| shall execute;
te—for you; su-prajastvam—a very nice son; sva-tejasa—by my own
prowess.

TRANSLATION

This discrepancy in the objective is due to your priest’s devia-
tion from the original purpose. However, by my own prowess |
shall give you a good son.

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eg ya TAL ATTA A ATT |
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evam vyavasito rajan
bhagavan sa maha-yasah

astausid Gdi-purusam
ilayah puristva-kamyaya

evam—thus; vyavasitah—deciding; rajan—O King Pariksit;
bhagavan—the most powerful; sah—Vasistha,; mahd-yasah—very
famous; astausit—offered prayers; ddi-purusam—unto the Supreme
