Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.7.3
प्रजापतेर्दग्धशीर्ष्णो भवत्वजमुखं शिर: ।
मित्रस्य चक्षुषेक्षेत भागं स्वं बर्हिषो भग: ॥ ३ ॥
prajāpater dagdha-śīrṣṇo
[prajaapater dagdha-sheershno]
bhavatv aja-mukhaṁ śiraḥ
[bhavatv aja-mukham shirah]
mitrasya cakṣuṣekṣeta
[mitrasya chakshusheksheta]
bhāgaṁ svaṁ barhiṣo bhagaḥ
[bhaagam svam barhisho bhagah]
Word-for-word
prajāpateḥ
—
of Prajāpati Dakṣa
dagdha-śīrṣṇaḥ
—
whose head has been burned to ashes
bhavatu
—
let there be
aja-mukham
—
with the face of a goat
śiraḥ
—
a head
mitrasya
—
of Mitra
cakṣuṣā
—
through the eyes
īkṣeta
—
may see
bhāgam
—
share
svam
—
his own
barhiṣaḥ
—
of the sacrifice
bhagaḥ
—
Bhaga.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
prajāpater dagdha-śīrṣṇo
prajāpateḥ
of Prajāpati Dakṣa
dagdha-śīrṣṇaḥ
whose head has been burned to ashes
bhavatv aja-mukhaṁ śiraḥ
bhavatu
let there be
aja-mukham
with the face of a goat
śiraḥ
a head
mitrasya cakṣuṣekṣeta
mitrasya
of Mitra
cakṣuṣā
through the eyes
īkṣeta
may see
bhāgaṁ svaṁ barhiṣo bhagaḥ
bhāgam
share
svam
his own
barhiṣaḥ
of the sacrifice
bhagaḥ
Bhaga.
Lord Śiva continued: Since the head of Dakṣa 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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Let Dakṣa whose head has been burned up have a goat’s head. Let Bhaga see his portion of the sacrifice with Mitra’s eyes.
Dakṣa would get the head of a goat, because he had the words and intelligence of a goat. Bhaga got the use of Mitra’s eyes since his eyes were contaminated with fault. He could only enjoy his portion of sacrifice with those eyes, since his own eyes were useless, being devoid of spiritual vision.
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Personal Guidance
Dakṣa gets a goat's head; Bhaga must see through Mitra's eyes. Some consequences can't be undone, only adapted to — life sometimes asks us to keep going with a goat's head and still serve.
Reflection Questions
- Which permanent consequence of my past am I refusing to accept and work with?
- What does dignity look like when I have to function with borrowed capacities?
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