एवं व्यवसितो राजन् भगवान्स महायशाः ।
अस्तौषीदादिपुरुषम् इलायाः पुंस्त्वकाम्यया ॥ २१ ॥
evam-thus; vyavasitah-deciding; rajan-O King Pariksit; bhagavan-the most powerful; sah-Vasistha; maha-yasah-very famous; astausit-offered prayers; adi-purusam-unto the Supreme Person, Lord Visnu; ilayah-of Ila; pumstva-kamyaya-for the transformation into a male.
Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King
Pariksit, after the most famous and powerful
Vasistha made this decision, he offered prayers to the Supreme Person,
Visnu, to transform Ila into a male.