bÄhubhyÄm aÅ›vinoḥ pūṣṇo
hastÄbhyÄá¹ ká¹›ta-bÄhavaḥ
bhavantv adhvaryavaÅ› cÄnye
basta-śmaśrur bhṛgur bhavet
bÄhubhyÄm - with two arms; aÅ›vinoḥ - of AÅ›vinÄ«-kumÄra; pūṣṇaḥ - of PūṣÄ; hastÄbhyÄm - with two hands; ká¹›ta-bÄhavaḥ - those in need of arms; bhavantu - they will have to; adhvaryavaḥ - the priests; ca - and; anye - others; basta-Å›maÅ›ruḥ - the beard of the goat; bhá¹›guḥ - Bhá¹›gu; bhavet - he may have.
Bhá¹›gu Muni, a great supporter of Daká¹£a, was awarded the beard of the goat’s head which was substituted for the head of Daká¹£a. It appears from the exchange of Daká¹£a’s head that the modern scientific theory that the brain substance is the cause of all intelligent work is not valid. The brain substance of Daká¹£a and that of a goat are different, but Daká¹£a still acted like himself, even though his head was replaced by that of a goat. The conclusion is that it is the particular consciousness of an individual soul which acts. The brain substance is only an instrument which has nothing to do with real intelligence. The real intelligence, mind and consciousness are part of the particular individual soul. It will be found in the verses ahead that after Daká¹£a’s head was replaced by the goat’s head, he was as intelligent as he had previously been. He prayed very nicely to satisfy Lord Åšiva and Lord Viṣṇu, which is not possible for a goat to do. Therefore it is definitely concluded that the brain substance is not the center of intelligence; it is the consciousness of a particular soul that works intelligently. The whole movement of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is to purify the consciousness. It doesn’t matter what kind of brain one has because if he simply transfers his consciousness from matter to Kṛṣṇa, his life becomes successful. It is confirmed by the Lord Himself in Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ that anyone who takes up Kṛṣṇa consciousness achieves the highest perfection of life, regardless of whatever abominable condition of life he may have fallen into. Specifically, anyone in Kṛṣṇa consciousness goes back to Godhead, back to home, on leaving his present material body.