Text 5] The Appearance of the Demon Vṛtrāsura
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the demons also);  sura-īśvaraḥ —the king of the demigods;  ālakṣya —observing;  tarasā —quickly;  bhītaḥ —being afraid (that the demons would gain strength by being blessed by Viśvarūpa);  tat —his (Viśvarūpa's);  śīrṣāṇi —heads;  acchinat —cut off;  ruṣā —with great anger.
TRANSLATION
Once upon a time, however, the King of heaven, Indra, understood that Viśvarūpa was secretly cheating the demigods by offering oblations on behalf of the demons. He became extremely afraid of being defeated by the demons, and in great anger at Viśvarūpa he cut Viśvarūpa's three heads from his shoulders.
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सोमपीथंतु यत् तस्य शिर आसीत् कपिञ्जलः ।
कलविङ्कः सुरापीथमन्नादं यत् स तित्तिरिः ॥ ५ ॥
soma-pītham tu yat tasya śira āsīt kapiñjalaḥ kalaviñkaḥ surā-pītham annādam 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;  kalaviñkaḥ —a sparrow;  surā-pītham —meant for drinking wine;  anna-adam —used for eating food;  yat —which;  saḥ —that;  tittiriḥ —a common partridge.
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 kalaviñka [sparrow], and the head meant for eating food became a tittiri [common partridge].