Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind

Chapter 9: Appearance of the Demon Vritrasura. Text 5

सोमपीथं तु यत् तस्य शिर आसीत् कपिञ्जलः ।
कलविङ्कः सुरापीथमन्नादं यत् स तित्तिरिः ॥५॥

soma-pīthaṠtu yat tasya
Å›ira ÄsÄ«t kapiñjalaḥ
kalaviá¹…kaḥ surÄ-pÄ«tham
annÄdaá¹ yat sa tittiriḥ

 soma-pÄ«tham - used for drinking soma-rasa; tu - however; yat - which; tasya - of him (ViÅ›varÅ«pa); Å›iraḥ - the head; ÄsÄ«t - became; kapiñjalaḥ - a francolin partridge; kalaviá¹…kaḥ - a sparrow; surÄ-pÄ«tham - meant for drinking wine; anna-adam - used for eating food; yat - which; saḥ - that; tittiriḥ - a common partridge.


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Thereafter, the head meant for drinking soma-rasa was transformed into a kapiñjala [francolin partridge]. Similarly, the head meant for drinking wine was transformed into a kalaviṅka [sparrow], and the head meant for eating food became a tittiri [common partridge].

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