SB 9.1.40

TEXT 40

TEXT

आचार्यानुग्रहात्कामं लब्ध्वा पुंस्त्वं व्यवस्थया ।
पालयामास जगतीं नाभ्यनन्दन्स्म तं प्रजाः ॥ ४० ॥

acaryanugrahat kamam

labdhva pumstvam vyavasthaya

palayam asa jagatim

nabhyanandan sma tam prajah

acarya-anugrahat-by the mercy of the spiritual master; kamam-desired; labdhva-having achieved; pumstvam-maleness; vyavasthaya-by this settlement of Lord Siva; palayam asa-he ruled; jagatim-the whole world; na abhyanandan sma-were not satisfied with; tam-to the king; prajah-the citizens.

TRANSLATION

Thus being favored by the spiritual master, according to the words of Lord Siva, Sudyumna regained his desired maleness every alternate month and in this way ruled the kingdom, although the citizens were not satisfied with this.

PURPORT

The citizens could understand that the king was transformed into a female every alternate month and therefore could not discharge his royal duty. Consequently they were not very satisfied.

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