Although Krishna is always as soft as a lotus, within the throat of Bakasura He created a burning sensation as if He were hotter than fire. And although Krishna's whole body is sweeter than sugar candy, to Bakasura He tasted extremely bitter. 

When Krishna is accepted as an enemy, He becomes the most intolerable object for the nondevotee; indeed, a nondevotee cannot tolerate Krishna either within or without. 

Krishna became like fire, burning the root of the demon's throat, and the demon immediately disgorged Him. When the demon saw that Krishna, although having been swallowed, was unharmed, he immediately attacked Krishna again with his sharp beak. 

Krishna then took hold of the two halves of Baka's beak, and in the presence of all the cowherd boys He very easily bifurcated the demon, as a child splits a blade of virana grass. By killing Bakasura, Krishna delighted the denizens of heaven. They showered Him with flowers grown in the heavenly Nandana gardens, and congratulated Him by sounding celestial kettledrums and conchshells and offering prayers. Seeing this, the cowherd boys were struck with wonder.