Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 32
The Dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu Begins — Ilā/Sudyumna and the Birth of Purūravā
तदिदं भगवानाह प्रियाया: प्रियकाम्यया । स्थानं य: प्रविशेदेतत् स वै योषिद् भवेदिति ॥ ३२ ॥
tad idaṁ bhagavān āha priyāyāḥ priya-kāmyayā sthānaṁ yaḥ praviśed etat sa vai yoṣid bhaved iti
তাৰ পিছত প্ৰিয়াক সন্তুষ্ট কৰিবলৈ ভগৱান শিৱে ক’লে—“যি কোনো পুৰুষ এই স্থানত প্ৰৱেশ কৰিব, সি তৎক্ষণাৎ নাৰী হৈ যাব!”
FAQs
This verse explains the divine rule for that region: by the Lord’s declaration, anyone who entered that place would become a woman, which sets the basis for Sudyumna’s transformation in the narrative.
Śukadeva describes that the Lord spoke this rule to satisfy His beloved, establishing a specific condition for that sacred area as part of the unfolding līlā.
Actions have consequences shaped by context and higher laws; the verse encourages humility and caution—especially when entering situations governed by rules beyond one’s control.