Story
Putana and Baby Krishna
- verses
- 44
- book
- 1
- chapter
- 1
What the texts say
The Bhagavata Purana tells the story of Putana and Baby Krishna, beginning with the rakshasi Putana, engaged by King Kamsa to kill babies. Bhagavatam 10.6.2 By mystic power she became a very beautiful woman and entered Gokula. Bhagavatam 10.6.4 She pushed her poisoned breast into Krishna's mouth, but he sucked out both the poison and her life. Bhagavatam 10.6.10 The gopis, the cowherd women, then found the child playing fearlessly on her gigantic fallen body. Bhagavatam 10.6.14, 10.6.18 Because she offered her breast to the Lord, the text says, Putana attained the greatest achievement. Bhagavatam 10.6.35
Where the story is told
Bhagavatam 10.6
Begins at 10.6.2Who is in it
Where to read
Every verse that tells the story, book by book.
- 10.6.2
Kamsa ne Putana bheji thi jo bacchon ko maarti thi. Woh gaon-gaon ghoom rahi thi aur bacchon ko maar rahi thi. Nanda ke Gokula jaate waqt woh wahan ghoom rahi thi.
- 10.6.3
Jahan log Bhagwan ka naam sunte hain aur uske baare mein baat karte hain, wahan buri cheezein nahi hoti. Wahan koi khatra nahi hota. Jab Bhagwan khud Gokula mein the, toh koi dar ki baat nahi thi.
- 10.6.4
Ek baar Putana aayi thi. Woh aasman mein udd sakti thi jahan chahti thi jaati thi. Usne apne aap ko ek sundar aurat bana liya. Phir woh Gokula mein ghus gayi.
- 10.6.2