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| Canto 4: Creation of the Fourth Order | Chapter 7: The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.7.3
prajāpater dagdha-śīrṣṇo
bhavatv aja-mukhaḿ śiraḥ
mitrasya cakṣuṣekṣeta
bhāgaḿ svaḿ barhiṣo bhagaḥ
SYNONYMS
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.
TRANSLATION
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.
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