Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 8 - Chapter 1 - Verse 31


Sanskrit:

तदापतद् गगनतले महाजवंविचिच्छिदे हरिरिषुभि: सहस्रधा । तमाहनन्नृप कुलिशेन कन्धरेरुषान्वितस्त्रिदशपति: शिरो हरन् ॥ ३१ ॥

ITRANS:

tadāpatad gagana-tale mahā-javaṁvicicchide harir iṣubhiḥ sahasradhātam āhanan nṛpa kuliśena kandhareruṣānvitas tridaśa-patiḥ śiro haran

Translation:

O King, when Indra, King of heaven, saw this very powerful spear falling toward the ground like a blazing meteor, he immediately cut it to pieces with his arrows. Then, being very angry, he struck Namuci’s shoulder with his thunderbolt to cut off Namuci’s head.

Purport: