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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 9]
son of the Āṅgirā family [Jaḍa Bharata], who was sitting in an elevated place guarding the field against the attacks of deer and wild pigs.
TEXT 14
अथ त एनमनवधत्तशणमवमृश्य मर्तृकर्मनिष्पत्तिं मन्यमानाबद्ध्वा रशनया चण्डिकागृहप्रपनिन्युर्मुदा विकसितवदनाः ॥ १४ ॥
atha ta enam anavadya-lakṣaṇam avamṛśya bhartṛ-karma-niṣpattiṁ manyamānā baddhvā rasanayā caṇḍikā-gṛham upaninyur mudā vikasita-vadanāḥ.
atha —thereafter;  te —they (the servants of the leader of the dacoits);  enam —this (Jaḍa Bharata);  anavadya-lakṣaṇam —as bearing the characteristics of a dull animal because of a fat body like a bull's and because of being deaf and dumb;  avamṛśya —recognizing;  bhartṛ-karma-niṣpattiṁ —the accomplishment of their master's work;  manyamānāḥ —understanding;  baddhvā —binding tightly;  rasanayā —with ropes;  caṇḍikā-gṛham —to the temple of goddess Kālī;  upaninyuḥ —brought;  mudā —with great happiness;  vikasita-vadanāḥ —with bright faces.
TRANSLATION
The followers and servants of the dacoit chief considered Jaḍa Bharata to possess qualities quite suitable for a man-animal, and they decided that he was a perfect choice for sacrifice. Their faces bright with happiness, they bound him with ropes and brought him to the temple of the goddess Kālī.
PURPORT
In some parts of India, animalistic men are still sacrificed before the goddess Kālī. However, such a sacrifice is only performed by  śūdras  and dacoits. Their business is to plunder the wealthy, and to become successful they offer an animalistic man before the goddess Kālī. It should be noted that they never sacrifice an intelligent man before the goddess.