Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 77: Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.77.27
evaḿ nirbhartsya māyāvī
khaḍgenānakadundubheḥ
utkṛtya śira ādāya
kha-sthaḿ saubhaḿ samāviśat
SYNONYMS
evam — thus; nirbhartsya — mocking; māyā-vī — the magician; khaḍgena — with his sword; ānakadundubheḥ — of Śrī Vasudeva; utkṛtya — cutting off; śiraḥ — the head; ādāya — taking it; kha — in the sky; stham — situated; saubham — Saubha; samāviśat — he entered.
TRANSLATION
After he had mocked the Lord in this way, the magician Śālva appeared to cut off Vasudeva's head with his sword. Taking the head with him, he entered the Saubha vehicle, which was hovering in the sky.
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