atrih-the great sage Atri; sandarsayam asa-caused to see; tvaramanam-going very hastily; vihayasa-in the sky; kapala-khatvaṅga-a staff with a skull at the top; dharam-who carried; virah-the hero (King Prthu's son); na-not; enam-the King of heaven, Indra; abadhata-killed.