krtyam kim atrasya khalasya jivanam
na va amisam ca satam vihimsanam
dvayam katham syad iti samvicintya
jnatvavisat tundam asesa-drg gharih
krtyam kim-what to do; atra-in this situation; asya khalasya-of this envious demon; jivanam-the existence of life; na-there should not be; va-either; amisam ca-and of those who are innocent; satam-of the devotees; vihimsanam-the death; dvayam-both actions (killing the demon and saving the boys); katham-how; syat-can be possible; iti samvicintya-very perfectly thinking about the subject matter; jnatva-and deciding what to do; avisat-entered; tundam-within the mouth of the demon; asesa-drk harih-Krsna, who has unlimited potency, could understand past, future and present.