Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.1.32
तदिदं भगवानाह प्रियाया: प्रियकाम्यया ।
स्थानं य: प्रविशेदेतत् स वै योषिद् भवेदिति ॥ ३२ ॥
tad idaṁ bhagavān āha
[tad idam bhagavaan aaha]
priyāyāḥ priya-kāmyayā
[priyaayaah priya-kaamyayaa]
sthānaṁ yaḥ praviśed etat
[sthaanam yah pravished etat]
sa vai yoṣid bhaved iti
[sa vai yoshid bhaved iti]
Word-for-word
tat
—
because
idam
—
this
bhagavān
—
Lord Śiva
āha
—
said
priyāyāḥ
—
of his dear wife
priya-kāmyayā
—
for the pleasure
sthānam
—
place
yaḥ
—
anyone who
praviśet
—
will enter
etat
—
here
saḥ
—
that person
vai
—
indeed
yoṣit
—
female
bhavet
—
shall become
iti
—
thus.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tad idaṁ bhagavān āha
tat
because
idam
this
bhagavān
Lord Śiva
āha
said
priyāyāḥ priya-kāmyayā
priyāyāḥ
of his dear wife
priya-kāmyayā
for the pleasure
sthānaṁ yaḥ praviśed etat
sthānam
place
yaḥ
anyone who
praviśet
will enter
etat
here
sa vai yoṣid bhaved iti
saḥ
that person
vai
indeed
yoṣit
female
bhavet
shall become
iti
thus.
Thereupon, just to please his wife, Lord Śiva said, “Any male entering this place shall immediately become a female!”
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereupon, just to please his wife, Lord Śiva said, "Any male entering this place shall immediately become a female!"
Personal Guidance
Śiva, to please Pārvatī, decrees that any male entering will become female. Even great lords curve circumstances to honor their beloved — devotion is partial in this gentle sense.
Reflection Questions
- What does my beloved (spouse, teacher, deity) need that I have not yet bent the world to provide?
- Where do I see the Lord's affection rearranging laws to please His devotees?
My note
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