Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 6 - Chapter 1 - Verse 5


Sanskrit:

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

ITRANS:

soma-pīthaṁ tu yat tasyaśira āsīt kapiñjalaḥkalaviṅkaḥ surā-pīthamannādaṁ yat sa tittiriḥ

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].

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