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TEXT 12
atha kadacit kascid vrsala-patir bhadra-kalyai purusa-pasum alabhatapatya-kamah.
SYNONYMS
athathereafter; kadacitat some time; kascitsome; vrsala-patihthe leader of sudras engaged in plundering the property of others; bhadra-kalyaiunto the goddess known as Bhadra Kali; purusa-pasuman animal in the shape of a man; alabhatastarted to sacrifice; apatya-kamahdesiring a son.
TRANSLATION
At this time, being desirous of obtaining a son, a leader of dacoits who came from a sudra family wanted to worship the goddess Bhadra Kali by offering her in sacrifice a dull man, who is considered no better than an animal.
PURPORT
Low-class men such as sudras worship demigods like goddess Kali, or Bhadra Kali, for the fulfillment of material desires. To this end, they sometimes kill a human being before the deity. They generally choose a person who is not very intelligentin other words, an animal in the shape of a man.
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