SB 6.9.5 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

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

Verse text

soma-pīthaṁ tu yat tasya śira āsīt kapiṣjalaḥ 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 ; kapiṣjalaḥ — 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 kapiṣjala [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].

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

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).