32 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 9

visapo dvadasabdante
maithundya samudyatah

vynapya brahmani-sapam
mahisya sa nivaritah

visapah—being released from the period of the curse; dvddasa-abda-
ante—after twelve years; maithundya—for sexual intercourse with his
wife; samudyatah—when Saudasa was prepared to do it; vijidpya—
reminding him about; brahmani-sdpam—the curse given by the
brahmani; mahisya—by the Queen; sah—he (the King); nivaritah—
checked.
TRANSLATION

After twelve years, when King Saudasa was released from the
curse by Vasistha, he wanted to have sexual intercourse with his
wife. But the Queen reminded him about the curse by the
brahmani, and thus he was checked from sexual intercourse.

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ata urdhvam sa tatydja
stri-sukham karmanaprajah

vasisthas tad-anujridto
madayantyam prajam adhat

atah—in this way; drdhvam—in the near future; sah—he, the King;
tatyaja—gave up; stri-sukham—the happiness of sexual intercourse;
karmanad—by destiny; aprajah—remained sonless; vasisthah—the
great saint Vasistha; tat-anujidtah—being permitted by the King to
beget a son; madayantyam—in the womb of Madayanti, King Saudasa’s
wife; prajam—a child; adhdt—begot.

TRANSLATION

After being thus instructed, the King gave up the future happi-
ness of sexual intercourse and by destiny remained sonless. Later,
