The cart was struck by the soft feet of Krsna as if with very little force. In breaking the cart he did not extend his foot high upward like Vamana in breaking the shell of the unverse, nor did his feet become hard like Narasimha’s body to tear apart the hard body of Hiranyakasipu. This rare display of power of Krsna which does not contradict the sweetness of his childhood pastimes shows the completeness of Krsna. The car turned upside down and the utensils of gold and silver were scattered everywhere. The wheels and axle were dislocated and the handle was broken. From the Brahmanda Purana it is understood that because of the entrance of the asura into the cart, the wheels sank in the earth and the cart’s height decreased. Thus Krsna’s short legs were able to touch the cart.

Kṛṣṇa just touched the cart with a gesture of kicking it, using one foot which was soft like a new plant and which was very small, as he lay in a small bed beneath the axel of a huge cart outside the house. Or hatam can mean “moved.” Thus his foot contacted the axel. It was possible for Kṛṣṇa to touch it with his short leg because even though the axel was high, the wheels sunk in the ground because of the weight of the demon, or simply because of the power of the Lord. The demon had entered the cart invisibly and was destroyed invisibly. (No one saw this happen.) Because of his show of powers out of necessity during his childhood pastimes, his special glory in all conditions is shown. When Viṣṇu or avatāras like Nṛsiṁha kill demons, they display great prowess. Rāma showed only human-like pastimes during his childhood. Kṛṣṇa however shows his powers in harmony with his sweet human-like pastimes. In this way the highest sweetness of the Lord is accomplished. Arjuna speaks in Viṣṇu-dharma: tālocchritāgraṁ guru-bhāra-sāram āyāma-vistāravad adya-jātaḥ pādāgra-vikṣepa-vibhinna-bhāṇḍaṁ cikṣepa ko ‘nyaḥ śakatām yatha tvam The new born child, so small, destroyed the cart which was as high as a tāla tree, very wide and very heavy, which was broken by the kick of your foot. Who else could do this like you? The cart was as tall as a tāla tree which is six hastas high. Brahmā says in the Second Canto: tokena jīva-haraṇaṁ yad ulūki-kāyās trai-māsikasya ca padā śakaṭo ’pavṛttaḥ yad riṅgatāntara-gatena divi-spṛśor vā unmūlanaṁ tv itarathārjunayor na bhāvyam He killed Pūtanā when he was just an infant; he overturned the cart with his three-month-old foot; simply by his crawling between the two Arjuna trees which touched the heavens, he uprooted them. Such activities are not possible for other forms of the Lord. SB 2.7.27 The meaning is this. As a child he killed Pūtanā who had an owl’s body. When he crawled between the Arjuna trees he uprooted them. This is not possible (na bhāvyam) without the manifestation of special qualities of the Lord as Kṛṣṇa. It should be understood that because the cart was so huge, Yaśodā places Kṛṣṇa beneath it to sleep.

With a desire to kill the demon, Kṛṣṇa just touched the cart with a gesture of kicking it, using one foot which was soft like a new plant and which was very small, as he lay in a small bed beneath (adhaḥ) the axel of a huge cart outside the house. Or hatam can mean “moved.” Thus his foot contacted the axel. The cart turned over, though it was huge and inhabited by the demon. This was a remarkable childhood pastime. Because of his show of powers out of necessity during his childhood pastimes, his special glory in all conditions is shown. When Viṣṇu or avatāras like Nṛsiṁha (as adult forms) kill demons, they display great prowess. Rāma showed only human-like pastimes during his infancy (without killing). But at this time, Kṛṣṇa shows his powers when he is an infant while acting as a normal human with sweetness. In this way the highest sweetness of the Lord is accomplished. Brahmā says in the Second Canto: tokena jīva-haraṇaṁ yad ulūki-kāyās trai-māsikasya ca padā śakaṭo ’pavṛttaḥ yad riṅgatāntara-gatena divi-spṛśor vā unmūlanaṁ tv itarathārjunayor na bhāvyam He killed Pūtanā when he was just an infant; he overturned the cart with his three-month-old foot; simply by his crawling between the two Arjuna trees which touched the heavens, he uprooted them. Such activities are not possible for other forms of the Lord. SB 2.7.27 The meaning is this. As a child he killed Pūtanā who had an owl’s body. When he crawled between the Arjuna trees he uprooted them. This is not possible (na bhāvyam) without the manifestation of special qualities of the Lord as Kṛṣṇa. Even in the future it is not possible. bhūmeḥ suretara-varūtha-vimarditāyāḥ kleśa-vyayāya kalayā sita-kṛṣṇa-keśaḥ | jātaḥ kariṣyati janānupalakṣya-mārgaḥ karmāṇi cātma-mahimopanibandhanāni ||

Kṛṣṇa, with skillfully bound up hair, whose method of attainment is unknown to men, having made his appearance to relieve the earth of suffering caused by the armies of demons, and to relieve the devotees of their pain of separation, will perform activities which reveal his powers as the Lord. SB 2.7.26 Along with Balarāma (kalayā) Kṛṣṇa, who has three braid of black hair bound up (sita-kṛṣṇa-keṣaḥ), appeared to relieve the earth, which was suffering from armies of demons. This indicates his beauty and his intention of killing the demons. Or he whose aṁṣa is Nārāyaṇa with black hair bound up appeared to relieve the earth of its burden. With his methods undetected by people he appears and performs actions which reveal his extraordinary powers as the lord.