सा खेचर्येकदोत्पत्य पूतना नन्दगोकुलम् ।
योषित्वा माययात्मानं प्राविशत्कामचारिणी ॥ ४ ॥
sa-that (Putana); khe-cari-who traveled in outer space; ekada-once upon a time; utpatya-was flying; putana-the demon Putana; nanda-gokulam-at the place of Nanda Maharaja, Gokula; yositva-converting into a very beautiful woman; mayaya-by mystic power; atmanam-herself; pravisat-entered; kama-carini-one who could move according to her own desire.
Raksasis learn mystic powers by which they can travel in outer space without machines. In some parts of India there are still such mystical witches, who can sit on a stick and use it to fly from one place to another in a very short time. This art was known to Putana. Assuming the feature of a very beautiful woman, she entered Nanda Maharaja's abode, Gokula.