अथ कदाचित्कश्चिद् वृषलपतिर्भद्रकाल्यै पुरुषपशुमालभतापत्यकाम: ॥ १२ ॥
atha kadacit kascid vrsala-patir bhadra-kalyai purusa-pasum alabhatapatya-kamah.
- atha
- thereafter
- kadacit
- at some time
- kascit
- some
- vrsala-patih
- the leader of sudras engaged in plundering the property of others
- bhadra-kalyai
- unto the goddess known as Bhadra Kali
- purusa-pasum
- an animal in the shape of a man
- alabhata
- started to sacrifice
- apatya-kamah
- desiring a son.
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.