Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 1: Creation

Chapter 17: Punishment and Reward of Kali. Text 29

तं जिघांसुमभिप्रेत्य विहाय नृपलाञ्छनम् ।
तत्पादमूलं शिरसा समगाद्भयविह्वलः ॥२९॥

taá¹ jighÄá¹sum abhipretya
vihÄya ná¹›pa-lÄñchanam
tat-pÄda-mÅ«laá¹ Å›irasÄ
samagÄd bhaya-vihvalaḥ


Text

Seeing the King intending to kill him he gave up the markings of a king in great fear and bowed his head to Parīkṣit’s feet.

Purport

Kali thought, “It is not possible for me to fight with him. A ksatriya cannot surrender. Therefore giving up the king’s clothing I will fall at his feet.â€