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ŚB 9.1.32

Devanagari

तदिदं भगवानाह प्रियाया: प्रियकाम्यया ।
स्थानं य: प्रविशेदेतत् स वै योषिद् भवेदिति ॥ ३२ ॥

Text

tad idaṁ bhagavān āha
priyāyāḥ priya-kāmyayā
sthānaṁ yaḥ praviśed etat
sa vai yoṣid bhaved iti

Synonyms

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.

Translation

Thereupon, just to please his wife, Lord Śiva said, “Any male entering this place shall immediately become a female!”