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SB 6.9.5

Devanāgarī

सोमपीथं तु यत्तस्य शिर आसीत् कपिञ्जल: । कलविङ्क: सुरापीथमन्नादं यत् स तित्तिरि: ॥ ५ ॥

Text

soma-pīthaṁ tu yat tasya śira āsīt kapiñjalaḥ kalaviṅkaḥ surā-pītham annādaṁ yat sa tittiriḥ

Synonyms

soma-pītham—used for drinkingsoma-rasa;tu—however;yat—which;tasya—of him (Viśvarūpa);śiraḥ—the head;āsīt—became;kapiñjalaḥ—a francolin partridge;kalaviṅkaḥ—a sparrow;surā-pītham—meant for drinking wine;anna-adam—used for eating food;yat—which;saḥ—that;tittiriḥ—a common partridge.

Translation

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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