The Hindu Temple v1.c6.s3.41

v1.c6.s3.41

⁸ Ophidian, or goat-headed, the Asura arisen from a magic sacrifice, pervades the universe and must be defeated and assigned its place. Śukra (Bhārgava) the priest of the Asuras himself is descended from fire-born Vṛtra, for Bhṛgu, his father is born from Varuṇa’s sacrificial fire, and Varuṇa and Vṛtra are equivalent (see Coomaraswamy, ‘Angel and Titan’, l. c. ; p. 409). ³⁹ Agni is presented as a goat. He is Chāgavaktra, goat-faced, as Naigameya Agni. (‘Mahābhārata’ Vanaparva, 228. 27). ⁴⁰ Amṛtabindu here means sweat.