The followers and servants of the dacoit chief considered Jaḍa Bharata to possess qualities quite suitable for a man-animal, and they decided that he was a perfect choice for sacrifice. Their faces bright with happiness, they bound him with ropes and brought him to the temple of the goddess Kālī.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
अथ त एनमनवद्यलक्षणमवमृश्य भर्तृकर्म- निष्पत्तिं मन्यमाना बद्ध्वा रशनया चण्डिका- गृहमुपनिन्युर्मुदा विकसितवदनाः
atha ta enamanavadyalakṣaṇamavamṛśya bhartṛkarma- niṣpattiṃ manyamānā baddhvā raśanayā caṇḍikā- gṛhamupaninyurmudā vikasitavadanāḥ
SB 5.9.14