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The Killing of the Demon Pūtanā
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killed by Krṣṇa, they were certainly astonished, and they offered their blessings to the child for His wonderful deed of killing Pūtanā. Nanda Mahārāja, of course, was very much obliged to Vasudeva, who had foreseen the incident, and simply thanked him, thinking how wonderful Vasudeva was.
TEXT 43
नन्दः स्वपुत्रमादाय प्रेत्यागतमुदारधीः । मूर्ध्न्युपाघ्राय परमां मुदं लेभे कुरुद्वह ॥४३॥
nandaḥ sva-putram ādāya pretyāgatam udāra-dhīḥ mūrdhny upāghrāya paramāṁ mudaṁ lebhe kurūdvaha
nandaḥ —Mahārāja Nanda;  sva-putram ādāya —taking his son Krṣṇa on his lap;  pretya-āgatam —as if Krṣṇa had returned from death (no one could even imagine that from such danger a child could be saved);  udāra-dhīḥ —because he was always liberal and simple;  mūrdhni —on the head of Krṣṇa;  upāghrāya —formally smelling;  paramāṁ —highest;  mudaṁ —peace;  lebhe —achieved;  kuru-udvaha —O Mahārāja Parikṣit.
TRANSLATION
O Mahārāja Parikṣit, best of the Kurus, Nanda Mahārāja was very liberal and simple. He immediately took his son Krṣṇa on his lap as if Krṣṇa had returned from death, and by formally smelling his son's head, Nanda Mahārāja undoubtedly enjoyed transcendental bliss.
PURPORT
Nanda Mahārāja could not understand how the inhabitants of his house had allowed Pūtanā to enter the house, nor could he imagine the gravity of the situation. He did not understand that Krṣṇa had wanted to kill Pūtanā and that His pastimes were performed by  yogamāyā . Nanda Mahārāja simply thought that someone had entered his house and created havoc. This was Nanda Mahārāja's simplicity.