Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 22

Sanskrit:

तथा काशिपते: कायाच्छिर उत्कृत्य पत्रिभि: ।न्यपातयत् काशिपुर्यां पद्मकोशमिवानिल: ॥ २२ ॥

ITRANS:

tathā kāśī-pateḥ kāyācchira utkṛtya patribhiḥnyapātayat kāśī-puryāṁpadma-kośam ivānilaḥ

Translation:

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.

Purport:

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains why Kṛṣṇa threw Kāśirāja’s head into the city: “As he went off to battle, the King of Kāśī had promised the citizens: ‘My dear residents of Kāśī, today I will bring the enemy’s head into the midst of the city. Have no doubt of this.’ The King’s sinful queens had also boasted to their maids-in-waiting: ‘Today our master will certainly bring the head of the Lord of Dvārakā.’ Therefore the Supreme Lord threw the King’s head into the city to astonish the inhabitants.”