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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 6]
fragrance;  kutaḥ —where does it come from;  eva —indeed;  iti —in this way;  vadantaḥ —speaking;  vrajam —the place of Nanda Mahārāja, Vrajabhūmi;  āyayuḥ —reached.
TRANSLATION
Upon smelling the fragrance of the smoke emanating from Pūtanā's burning body, many inhabitants of Vrajabhūmi in distant places were astonished. "Where is this fragrance coming from?" they asked. Thus they went to the spot where Pūtanā's body was being burnt.
PURPORT
The aroma of the smoke emanating from a burning fire is not always very favorable. Therefore upon smelling such a wonderful fragrance, the inhabitants of Vraja were astonished.
TEXT 42
ते तत्र वर्णितं गोपैः पूतनागमनादिकम् । श्रुत्वा तन्निधनं स्वस्ति शिशोश्चासन् सुविस्मिताः॥४२॥
te tatra varṇitaṁ gopaiḥ pūtanāgamanādikam śrutvā tan-nidhanaṁ svasti śiśoś cāsan suvismitāḥ
te —all those persons who arrived;  tatra —there (in the vicinity of Nanda Mahārāja's estate);  varṇitam —described;  gopaiḥ —by the cowherd men;  pūtanā-āgamana-ādikam —everything about how Pūtanā the witch had come there and played havoc;  śrutvā —after hearing;  tat-nidhanam —and about how Pūtanā had died;  svasti —all auspiciousness;  śiśoḥ —for the baby;  ca —and;  āsan —offered;  su-vismitāḥ —being struck with great wonder because of what had happened.
TRANSLATION
When the inhabitants of Vraja who had come from distant places heard the whole story of how Pūtanā had come and then been