Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order

Chapter 7: The Sacrifice Performed by Daksha. Text 3

प्रजापतेर्दग्धशीर्ष्णो भवत्वजमुखं शिरः ।
मित्रस्य चक्षुषेक्षेत भागं स्वं बर्हिषो भगः ॥३॥

prajÄpater dagdha-śīrṣṇo
bhavatv aja-mukhaṠśiraḥ
mitrasya caká¹£uá¹£eká¹£eta
bhÄgaá¹ svaá¹ barhiá¹£o bhagaḥ

 prajÄpateḥ - of PrajÄpati Daká¹£a; dagdha-śīrṣṇaḥ - whose head has been burned to ashes; bhavatu - let there be; aja-mukham - with the face of a goat; Å›iraḥ - a head; mitrasya - of Mitra; caká¹£uá¹£Ä - through the eyes; Ä«ká¹£eta - may see; bhÄgam - share; svam - his own; barhiá¹£aḥ - of the sacrifice; bhagaḥ - Bhaga.


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Lord Åšiva continued: Since the head of Daká¹£a has already been burned to ashes, he will have the head of a goat. The demigod known as Bhaga will be able to see his share of sacrifice through the eyes of Mitra.

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