Shloka 7
Pūtanā-mokṣa — The Witch Pūtanā’s Attempt and Kṛṣṇa’s Deliverance
बालग्रहस्तत्र विचिन्वती शिशून् यदृच्छया नन्दगृहेऽसदन्तकम् । बालं प्रतिच्छन्ननिजोरुतेजसं ददर्श तल्पेऽग्निमिवाहितं भसि ॥ ७ ॥
bāla-grahas tatra vicinvatī śiśūn yadṛcchayā nanda-gṛhe ’sad-antakam bālaṁ praticchanna-nijoru-tejasaṁ dadarśa talpe ’gnim ivāhitaṁ bhasi
Pūtanā, cuyo oficio era matar niños, entró en la casa de Nanda Mahārāja. Allí vio al niño Krishna durmiendo en la cama, con Su poder ilimitado cubierto como un fuego cubierto por cenizas. Ella pudo entender que este niño no era ordinario, sino que estaba destinado a matar a todos los demonios.
Demons are always busy creating disturbances and killing. But the child lying on the bed in the house of Nanda Mahārāja was meant to kill many demons.
FAQs
This verse describes Pūtanā as a bāla-graha (child-snatching demoness) roaming and searching for infants, and by chance arriving at Nanda’s home—where Kṛṣṇa would become the end of the wicked.
Because Kṛṣṇa is present there; where Bhagavān resides, the wicked (asat) meet their destruction (antaka).
True spiritual power and purity may appear ordinary externally; cultivate reverence and discernment rather than judging by outward appearance.