Srimad Bhagavatam 9.1.40-41

[makarand]

TEXT 40

ācāryānugrahāt kāmaṁ

labdhvā puṁstvaṁ vyavasthayā

pālayām āsa jagatīṁ

nābhyanandan sma taṁ prajāḥ

SYNONYMS

ācārya-anugrahāt—by the mercy of the spiritual master; kāmam—desired; labdhvā—having achieved; puṁstvam—maleness; vyavasthayā—by this settlement of Lord Śiva; pālayām āsa—he ruled; jagatīm—the whole world; na abhyanandan sma—were not satisfied with; tam—to the king; prajāḥ—the citizens.

TRANSLATION

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

TEXT 41

tasyotkalo gayo rājan

vimalaś ca trayaḥ sutāḥ

dakṣiṇā-patha-rājāno

babhūvur dharma-vatsalāḥ

SYNONYMS

tasya—of Sudyumna; utkalaḥ—by the name Utkala; gayaḥ—by the name Gaya; rājan—O King Parīkṣit; vimalaḥ ca—and Vimala; trayaḥ—three; sutāḥ—sons; dakṣiṇā-patha—of the southern part of the world; rājānaḥ—kings; babhūvuḥ—they became; dharma-vatsalāḥ—very religious.

TRANSLATION

O King, Sudyumna had three very pious sons, named Utkala, Gaya and Vimala, who became the kings of the Dakṣiṇā-patha.