सन्दधुः कस्य कायेन सवनीयपशोः शिरः ॥८॥
vidhÄya kÄrtsnyena ca tad
yad Äha bhagavÄn bhavaḥ
sandadhuḥ kasya kÄyena
savanīya-paśoḥ śiraḥ
vidhÄya - executing; kÄrtsnyena - all in all; ca - also; tat - that; yat - which; Äha - was said; bhagavÄn - the Lord; bhavaḥ - Åšiva; sandadhuḥ - executed; kasya - of the living (Daká¹£a); kÄyena - with the body; savanÄ«ya - meant for sacrifice; paÅ›oḥ - of the animal; Å›iraḥ - head.
After everything was executed exactly as directed by Lord Śiva, Dakṣa’s body was joined to the head of the animal meant to be killed in the sacrifice.
This time, all the demigods and great sages were very careful not to irritate Lord Śiva. Therefore whatever he asked was done. It is specifically said here that Dakṣa’s body was joined to the head of an animal (a goat).
