तथा काशिपते: कायाच्छिर उत्कृत्य पत्रिभि: । न्यपातयत् काशिपुर्यां पद्मकोशमिवानिल: ॥ २२ ॥
tathā kāśī-pateḥ kāyāc chira utkṛtya patribhiḥ nyapātayat kāśī-puryāṁ padma-kośam ivānilaḥ
- tathā
- similarly
- kāśī-pateḥ
- of the King of Kāśī
- kāyāt
- from his body
- śiraḥ
- the head
- utkṛtya
- severing
- patribhiḥ
- with His arrows
- nyapātayat
- He sent it flying
- kāśi-puryām
- into the city of Kāśī
- padma
- of a lotus
- kośam
- the flower cup
- iva
- as
- anilaḥ
- the wind
With His arrows, Lord Kṛṣṇa similarly severed Kāśirāja’s head from his body, sending it flying into Kāśī city like a lotus flower thrown by the wind.