322 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 9
son of the Angira family [Jada Bharata], who was sitting in an ele-
vated place guarding the field against the attacks of deer and wild
pigs.
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atha ta enam anavadya-laksanam avamrsya bhartr-karma-nispattim
manyaména baddhva rasanayé candika-grham upaninyur mudd
vikasita-vadanah.

atha—thereafter; te—they (the servants of the leader of the dacoits);
enam—this (Jada Bharata); anavadya-laksanam—as bearing the
characteristics of a dull animal because of a fat body like a bull’s and
because of being deaf and dumb; avamrsya—recognizing; bhartr-
karma-nispattim—the accomplishment of their master’s work;
manyamanah—understanding; baddhvaé—binding tightly; rasanaya —
with ropes; candikd-grham—to the temple of goddess Kali;
upaninyuh—brought; muddéd—with great happiness; vikasita-
vadanah—with bright faces.

TRANSLATION

The followers and servants of the dacoit chief considered Jada
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 Kali.

PURPORT

In some parts of India, animalistic men are still sacrificed before the
goddess Kali. However, such a sacrifice is only performed by Sidras and
dacoits. Their business is to plunder the wealthy, and to become suc-
cessful they offer an animalistic man before the goddess Kali. It should
be noted that they never sacrifice an intelligent man before the goddess.
