Srimad Bhagavatam 9.1.22-24

[makarand]

TEXT 22

tasmai kāma-varaṁ tuṣṭo

bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ

dadāv ilābhavat tena

sudyumnaḥ puruṣarṣabhaḥ

SYNONYMS

tasmai—unto him (Vasiṣṭha); kāma-varam—the desired benediction; tuṣṭaḥ—being pleased; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality; hariḥ īśvaraḥ—the supreme controller, the Lord; dadau—gave; ilā—the girl, Ilā; abhavat—became; tena—because of this benediction; sudyumnaḥ—by the name Sudyumna; puruṣa-ṛṣabhaḥ—a nice male.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller, being pleased with Vasiṣṭha, gave him the benediction he desired. Thus Ilā was transformed into a very fine male named Sudyumna.

TEXTS 23–24

sa ekadā mahārāja

vicaran mṛgayāṁ vane

vṛtaḥ katipayāmātyair

aśvam āruhya saindhavam

pragṛhya ruciraṁ cāpaṁ

śarāṁś ca paramādbhutān

daṁśito ’numṛgaṁ vīro

jagāma diśam uttarām

SYNONYMS

saḥ—Sudyumna; ekadā—once upon a time; mahārāja—O King Parīkṣit; vicaran—touring; mṛgayām—for hunting; vane—in the forest; vṛtaḥ—accompanied; katipaya—a few; amātyaiḥ—by ministers or associates; aśvam—upon a horse; āruhya—riding; saindhavam—born in the Sindhupradeśa; pragṛhya—holding in hand; ruciram—beautiful; cāpam—bow; śarān ca—and arrows; parama-adbhutān—very wonderful, uncommon; daṁśitaḥ—wearing armor; anumṛgam—behind the animals; vīraḥ—the hero; jagāma—went toward; diśam uttarām—the north.

TRANSLATION

O King Parīkṣit, that hero Sudyumna, accompanied by a few ministers and associates and riding on a horse brought from Sindhupradeśa, once went into the forest to hunt. He wore armor and was decorated with bows and arrows, and he was very beautiful. While following the animals and killing them, he reached the northern part of the forest.