### SB 6.9.5

> सोमपीथं तु यत्तस्य शिर आसीत्कपिञ्जलः\
> कलविङ्कः सुरापीथमन्नादं यत्स तित्तिरिः ॥५॥

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

*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.

**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].**
