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ŚB 10.78.12

Devanagari

तस्य चापतत: कृष्णश्चक्रेण क्षुरनेमिना ।
शिरो जहार राजेन्द्र सकिरीटं सकुण्डलम् ॥ १२ ॥

Text

tasya cāpatataḥ kṛṣṇaś
cakreṇa kṣura-neminā
śiro jahāra rājendra
sa-kirīṭaṁ sa-kuṇḍalam

Synonyms

tasya — of him; ca — and; āpatataḥ — who was attacking; kṛṣṇaḥ — Lord Kṛṣṇa; cakreṇa — with His Sudarśana disc; kṣura — like a razor; neminā — whose edge; śiraḥ — the head; jahāra — removed; rāja-indra — O best of kings; sa — with; kirīṭam — helmet; sa — with; kuṇḍalam — earrings.

Translation

O best of kings, as Vidūratha fell upon Him, Lord Kṛṣṇa used His razor-edged Sudarśana disc to remove his head, complete with its helmet and earrings.