ŚB 10.77.27
Canto 10, Chapter 77, Text 27
एवं निर्भर्त्स्य मायावी खड्गेनानकदुन्दुभे: ।
उत्कृत्य शिर आदाय खस्थं सौभं समाविशत् ॥ २७ ॥
उत्कृत्य शिर आदाय खस्थं सौभं समाविशत् ॥ २७ ॥
evaṁ nirbhartsya māyāvī
khaḍgenānakadundubheḥ
utkṛtya śira ādāya
kha-sthaṁ saubhaṁ samāviśat
khaḍgenānakadundubheḥ
utkṛtya śira ādāya
kha-sthaṁ saubhaṁ samāviśat
Word by word
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.