विधाय कार्त्स्न्येन च तद्यदाह भगवान्भवः सन्दधुः कस्य कायेन सवनीयपशोः शिरः
vidhāya kārtsnyena ca tad yad āha bhagavān bhavaḥ sandadhuḥ kasya kāyena savanīya-paśoḥ śiraḥ
Synonyms
vidhāya—executing; kārtsnyena—all in all; ca—also; tat—that; yat—which; āha—was said; bhagavān—the Lord; bhavaḥ—Śiva; sandadhuḥ—executed; kasya—of the living (Dakṣa); kāyena—with the body; savanīya—meant for sacrifice; paśoḥ—of the animal; śiraḥ—head..
Translation
After everything was executed exactly as directed by Lord Śiva, Dakṣa's body was joined to the head of the animal that was meant to be killed in the sacrifice.
Purport
This time, all the demigods and great sages were very careful not to irritate Lord Śiva. Therefore whatever he asked was done. It is specifically said here that Dakṣa's body was joined to the head of an animal (a goat).