Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 6.9.5
सोमपीथं तु यत्तस्य शिर आसीत् कपिञ्जल: ।
कलविङ्क: सुरापीथमन्नादं यत् स तित्तिरि: ॥ ५ ॥
soma-pīthaṁ tu yat tasya
[soma-peetham tu yat tasya]
śira āsīt kapiñjalaḥ
[shira aaseet kapinjalah]
kalaviṅkaḥ surā-pītham
[kalavinkah suraa-peetham]
annādaṁ yat sa tittiriḥ
[annaadam yat sa tittirih]
Word-for-word
soma-pītham
—
used for drinking soma-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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
soma-pīthaṁ tu yat tasya
soma-pītham
used for drinking soma-rasa
tu
however
yat
which
tasya
of him (Viśvarūpa)
śira āsīt kapiñjalaḥ
śiraḥ
the head
āsīt
became
kapiñjalaḥ
a francolin partridge
kalaviṅkaḥ surā-pītham
kalaviṅkaḥ
a sparrow
surā-pītham
meant for drinking wine
annādaṁ yat sa tittiriḥ
anna-adam
used for eating food
yat
which
saḥ
that
tittiriḥ
a common partridge.
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].
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Thereafter, the head meant for drinking soma-rasa was transformed into a francolin partridge. Similarly, the head meant for drinking wine was transformed into a sparrow, and the head meant for eating food became a tittiri (common partridge).
Personal Guidance
The three heads became three birds — partridge, sparrow, and francolin. Sin doesn't simply vanish; cut energies relocate into other living forms.
Reflection Questions
- What residue of past anger is still moving as a 'bird' in my world?
- Where has an act of cutting produced consequences I now see in unexpected places?
My note
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