Srimad Bhagavatam 9.1.33-34

[makarand]

TEXT 33

tata ūrdhvaṁ vanaṁ tad vai

puruṣā varjayanti hi

sā cānucara-saṁyuktā

vicacāra vanād vanam

SYNONYMS

tataḥ ūrdhvam—from that time onward; vanam—forest; tat—that; vai—in particular; puruṣāḥ—males; varjayanti—do not enter; hi—indeed; sā—Sudyumna in the form of a woman; ca—also; anucara-saṁyuktā—accompanied by his companions; vicacāra—walked; vanāt vanam—within the forest from one place to another.

TRANSLATION

Since that time, no male had entered that forest. But now King Sudyumna, having been transformed into a female, began to walk with his associates from one forest to another.

TEXT 34

atha tām āśramābhyāśe

carantīṁ pramadottamām

strībhiḥ parivṛtāṁ vīkṣya

cakame bhagavān budhaḥ

SYNONYMS

atha—in this way; tām—her; āśrama-abhyāśe—in the neighborhood of his āśrama; carantīm—loitering; pramadā-uttamām—the best of beautiful women who excite sex; strībhiḥ—by other women; parivṛtām—surrounded; vīkṣya—seeing her; cakame—desired sex; bhagavān—the most powerful; budhaḥ—Budha, the son of the moon and predominating deity of the planet known as Budha, or Mercury.

TRANSLATION

Sudyumna had been transformed into the best of beautiful women who excite sexual desire and was surrounded by other women. Upon seeing this beautiful woman loitering near his āśrama, Budha, the son of the moon, immediately desired to enjoy her.