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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 4, Ch. 7]
Thus his punishment continued. He could not use his teeth for eating purposes because he had laughed at Lord Śiva, deriding him by showing his teeth. In other words, it was not appropriate for him to have teeth because he had used them against Lord Śiva.
TEXT 5
बाहुभ्यामश्विनोः पूष्णो हस्ताभ्यां कृतबाहवः । मवन्त्वञ्चर्यवश्चान्ये वस्त्रमश्नुभूर्भवेत् ॥ ५ ॥
bāhubhyām aśvinoḥ pūṣṇo hastābhyām kṛta-bāhavaḥ bhavantu adhvaryavaś cānye basta-śmaśrur bhṛgur bhavet
bāhubhyām—with two arms; aśvinoḥ—of Aśvinīkumāra; pūṣṇaḥ—of Pūṣā; hastābhyām—with two hands; kṛta-bāhavaḥ—those in need of arms; bhavantu—they will have to; adhvaryavaḥ—the priests; ca—and; anye—others; basta-śmaśruḥ—the beard of the goat; bhṛguḥ—Bhṛgu; bhavet—he may have.
TRANSLATION
Those who have had their arms cut off will have to work with the arms of Aśvinīkumāra, and those whose hands were cut off will have to do their work with the hands of Pūṣā. The priests will also have to act in that manner. As for Bhṛgu, he will have the beard from the goat's head.
PURPORT
Bhṛgu Muni, a great supporter of Dakṣa, was awarded the beard of the goat's head which was substituted for the head of Dakṣa. It appears from the exchange of Dakṣa's head that the modern scientific theory that the brain substance is the cause of all intelligent work is not valid. The brain substance of Dakṣa and that of a goat are different, but Dakṣa still acted like himself, even though his head was replaced by that of a goat. The conclusion is that it is the particular consciousness of an individual soul which acts. The brain substance is only an instrument which has nothing to do with real intelligence. The real intelligence, mind and consciousness are part of the particular individual soul. It will be found in the verses ahead that after Dakṣa's head was replaced by the goat's head, he