1) A demoness named Putana tried to kill Krishna by pretending to breastfeed him but her body was destroyed when Krishna began to feed. 2) The Gopis were afraid upon hearing the demoness' screams but were amazed to see Krishna had destroyed her body. 3) Krishna's father Nanda and others wondered how the demoness' body turned black and gave off a foul smell while Krishna remained unharmed.

2. vrajeshvaraH shaurivachO nishamya
samaavrajannadhvani bhiitachetaaH |
niShpiShTa nishsheShataruM niriikshya
ka~nchitpadaarthaM sharaNaM gatastvaam ||

3. nishamya gOpiivachanaadudantaM sarve(a)pi
gOpaa bhayavismayaandhaaH |
tvatpaatitaM ghOrapishaacha dehaM
dehurviduure(a)tha kuThaarakR^ittam ||

4. tvatpiita puutastana tachChariiraat
samuchchalannuchchatarO hi dhuumaH |
shankaamadhaadaagaravaH kimeShaH kiM
chaandanO gaulgulavO(a)thaveti ||

5. madangasangasya phalaM na duure kshaNena
taavad bhavataamapi syaat |
ityullapanvallavatallajebhya-stvaM
puutanaamaatanuthaassugandhim ||

6. chitraM pishaachyaa na hataH kumaara-shchitraM
puraivaakathi shauriNedam |
iti prashamsan kila gOpalOkO
bhavanmukhaalOkarase nyamaankshiit ||

7. dine dine(a)tha prativR^iddhalakshmii-rakshiiNa
maangalya shatO vrajOyam |
bhavannivaasaadayi vaasudeva pramOdasaandraH
paritO vireje ||

8. gR^iheShu te kOmalaruupahaasa-mithaH kathaa
sankulitaaHkamanyaH |
vR^itteShu kR^ityeShu bhavanniriikshaa
samaagataaH pratyahamatyanandan ||

9. ahO kumaarO mayi dattadR^iShTiH smitaM
kR^itaM maaM prati vatsakena |
ehyehi maamittyupasaarya paaNii tvayiisha kiM
kiM nakR^itaM vadhuubhiH ||

10. bhavadvapusparshana kautukena karaatkaraM
gOpavadhuujanena |
niitastvamaataamra sarOjamaalaa
vyaalambilOlambatulaamalaasiiH ||

11. nipaayayantii stanamankagaM tvaaM vilOkayantii
vadanaM hasantii |
dashaaM yashOdaa katamaaM na bheje sa
taadR^ishaH paahi hare gadaanmaam ||