In the meantime, while Kṛṣṇa was considering how to stop them, all the cowherd boys entered the mouth of the demon. The demon, however, did not swallow them, for he was thinking of his own relatives who had been killed by Kṛṣṇa and was just waiting for Kṛṣṇa to enter his mouth.

Но, пока Кришна размышлял, как их остановить, все пастушки уже вошли в пасть демона. Однако демон не проглотил их, потому что думал о своих родственниках, убитых Кришной, и ждал, когда Сам Кришна войдет к нему в пасть.