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
HT A eat TM SIM FAfSA: |
GAAAAT GRAGMIAT «— -AFTT RII
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].
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qeH ATA Pray |
ata aaaat gahacare aI RcII
ara GAM Aa ATs At AT ATT: |
ear aM Baaisag Alethy 112811
tustas tasmai sa bhagavan
rsaye priyam avahan
svam ca vacam rtam kurvann
idam aha visdmpate
