Text 39] King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman 25

TRANSLATION

I heard from reliable sources that King Sudyumna, the son of
Manu, having thus achieved femininity, remembered his familial
spiritual master, Vasistha.

TEXT 37
Ta TH At TA SIN saitea: |
TIAA FRAGTITT | ATT 120

sa tasya tam dasam drstva
krpaya bhrsa-piditah

sudyumnasydsayan pumstvam
upadhdvata sarkaram

sah—he, Vasistha; tasya—of Sudyumna; tam—that; dasam—condi-
tion; drstvd—seeing; krpaya—out of mercy; bhrsa-piditah—being very
much aggrieved; sudyumnasya—of Sudyumna; dsayan—desiring;
purnstvam—the maleness; up@dhdvata—began to worship; sarikaram—
Lord Siva.
TRANSLATION

Upon seeing Sudyumna’s deplorable condition, Vasistha was
very much aggrieved. Desiring for Sudyumna to regain his male-
ness, Vasistha again began to worship Lord Sankara [Siva].

TEXTS 38-39

qe a WTATTT Prrarey |
aia wast aafacae feared izcii

Aa Ga a AAA AT At AT TTT: |
ear aM Baaisag Alethy 112811
tustas tasmai sa bhagavan
rsaye priyam avahan
svam ca vacam rtam kurvann
idam aha visdmpate
