सोमपीथं तु यत्तस्य शिर आसीत् कपिञ्जल: । कलविङ्क: सुरापीथमन्नादं यत् स तित्तिरि: ॥ ५ ॥
soma-pīthaṁ tu yat tasya śira āsīt kapiñjalaḥ kalaviṅkaḥ surā-pītham annādaṁ yat sa tittiriḥ
اس کے بعد جو سر سوم رس پینے کے لیے تھا وہ کَپِنجَل (فرینکولن) پرندہ بن گیا؛ جو سر شراب پینے کے لیے تھا وہ کَلَوِنگک (چڑیا) بن گیا؛ اور جو سر کھانا کھانے والا تھا وہ تِتّیری (تیتر) بن گیا۔
This verse links specific indulgences (Soma-drinking, liquor-drinking, and flesh-eating) with particular births, illustrating the Bhagavatam’s teaching that karma and cultivated tendencies shape one’s future embodiment.
In the narrative, Śukadeva explains the karmic outcome of Vṛtra’s various inclinations, showing how distinct actions and tastes can yield distinct results, even described through symbolic births from different parts of the body.
Guard daily choices and cravings—what one repeatedly consumes and enjoys becomes a deep tendency; the Bhagavatam urges purification through sāttvika living and bhakti so the mind moves toward devotion rather than degradation.