Grasping the hind legs of Vatsasura along with his tail, Acyutah (who does not fall), threw the demon high in the kapitha tree to arrange for his fall (cyuta) in the material world. Throwing his body in the tree was useful in their play for making the kapitha fruit fall from the tree. Whirling him around till he was dead (gata jivitam) he threw him in the tree(prahinot).

He grabbed the demon so he saw the tail, since he held him by his hind legs. Or he grabbed his tail along with his hind legs and twirled the demon around. The object “the demon” is in the previous verse. He threw him on top of a kapittha tree since the fruits would fall and they could be used for throwing in games. Though he twirled the huge demon around, Kṛṣṇa did not move from his place (acyutaḥ). The demon with a huge body fell down. On being killed, because his illusory powers disappeared, he showed his huge demonic body. It is mentioned that the kapittha fruit also fell because later it is said nyapātayat tena kapitthāni ca līlayā: Kṛṣṇa killed the demon and, using his body knocked kapittha fruits down from the trees for use in playing. (SB 10.26.9) The word ha expresses astonishment that the small boy could throw the huge demon against the huge tree.