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  "name":"SB 6.9.5",
  "h1":"SB 6.9.5",
  "label":"Text 5",
  "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.9.5",
  "description":"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]."

} —

SB 6.9.5

Text

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

Synonyms

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.

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].