Because of Kisnaś weiṣsht, Tṛṇāvarta considered Him ro be like a great mounain or a hunk of iron. But because Kṛṣṇa had caught the demon's neck, the demon was unable to throw
Him off. He therefore thought of the child as wonderful, since he could neither bear the child nor cast aside the burden. With Kṛṣṇa grasping him by the throat, Tṛṇāvarta choked, unable even to make a sound or move his hands and legs. His eyes popping out, the demon lost his life and fell, along with the little boy, down to the ground of Vraja.
While the gopīs who had gathered were crying for Kṛṣṇa, the demon fell from the sky onto a big slab of stone, his limbs dislocated. The gopīs immediately picked Kṛṣṇa up from the demon's chest and delivered Him to mother Yaśodā. Because the child was unhurt and now free from all danger and misfortune, the gopīs and cowherd men, headed by Nanda Mahārāja, were extremely happy.