Text 4 |
The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa
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mitrasya cakṣuṣekṣeta bhāgam svam barhiṣo bhagaḥ
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.
TEXT 4
पूषा तु यजमानस्य दद्धिर्जंक्षतु पिष्टभुक् । देवाः प्रकृतसर्वाङ्गा ये म उच्छेषणं ददुः ॥ ४ ॥
pūṣā tu yajamānasya dadbhir jakṣatu piṣṭabhuk devāḥ prakṛta-sarvāṅgā ye ma uccheṣaṇam daduḥ
pūṣā—Pūṣā; tu—but; yajamānasya—of the performer of the sacrifice; dadbhiḥ—with the teeth; jakṣatu—chew; piṣṭabhuk—eating flour; devāḥ—the demigods; prakṛta—made; sarva-aṅgāḥ—complete; ye—who; me—unto me; uccheṣaṇam—a share of the sacrifice; daduḥ—gave.
TRANSLATION
The demigod Pūṣā will be able to chew only through the teeth of his disciples, and if alone, he will have to satisfy himself by eating dough made from chick pea flour. But the demigods who have agreed to give me my share of the sacrifice will recover from all their injuries.
PURPORT
The demigod Pūṣā became dependent on his disciples for chewing. Otherwise he was allowed to swallow only dough made of chick pea flour.