22 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 1

tat—because; idam—this; bhagavan—Lord Siva; dha—said;
priyayah—of his dear wife; priya-kimyaya—for the pleasure;
sthanam—place; yah—anyone who; praviset—will enter; etat—here;
sah—that person; vai—indeed; yosit—female; bhavet—shall become;
iti—thus.
TRANSLATION

Thereupon, just to please his wife, Lord Siva said, “Any male

entering this place shall immediately become a female!””

TEXT 33
MAI a I gen aaa FI
Ul WIR AIK TAZ TAT NZ3M

tata uirdhvam vanam tad vai
purusa varjayanti hi

sd canucara-samyukta
vicacdra vandd vanam

tatah irdhvam—from that time onward; vanam—forest; tat—that;
vai—in particular; puruséh—males; varjayanti—do not enter; hi—in-
deed; sa—Sudyumna in the form of a woman; ca—also; anucara-
sarnyukta—accompanied by his companions; vicacdra—walked; vandt
vanam—within the forest from one place to another.

TRANSLATION

Since that time, no male had entered that forest. But now King
Sudyumna, having been transformed into a female, began to walk
with his associates from one forest to another.

PURPORT
In Bhagavad-gita (2.22) it is said:

vasdmsi jimani yatha vihdya
navani grhnati naro ‘pardni

tatha sarirani vihdya jirmany
anydni samyati navani dehi
