Nanda Maharaja and the cowherd men went to a forest to observe Shiva Ratri. Krishna delivered a Vidyadhara who had been cursed to take the form of a snake. The Vidyadhara was freed from the curse by Krishna's touch. Later, Krishna and Baladeva were singing with the gopis in the forest when the demon Sankhasura tried to take the women away. Krishna defeated Sankhasura.