एवं व्यवसितो राजन् भगवान् स महायशा: । अस्तौषीदादिपुरुषमिलाया: पुंस्त्वकाम्यया ॥ २१ ॥
evam vyavasito rajan bhagavan sa maha-yasah astausid adi-purusam ilayah pumstva-kamyaya
- evam
- thus
- vyavasitah
- deciding
- rajan
- O King Pariksit
- bhagavan
- the most powerful
- sah
- Vasistha
- maha-yasah
- very famous
- astausit
- offered prayers
- adi-purusam
- unto the Supreme Person, Lord Visnu
- ilayah
- of Ila
- pumstva-kamyaya
- for the transformation into a male.
Sukadeva Gosvami said: O King Pariksit, after the most famous and powerful Vasistha made this decision, he offered prayers to the Supreme Person, Visnu, to transform Ila into a male.