Shloka 34
Pūtanā-mokṣa — The Witch Pūtanā’s Attempt and Kṛṣṇa’s Deliverance
दह्यमानस्य देहस्य धूमश्चागुरुसौरभ: । उत्थित: कृष्णनिर्भुक्तसपद्याहतपाप्मन: ॥ ३४ ॥
dahyamānasya dehasya dhūmaś cāguru-saurabhaḥ utthitaḥ kṛṣṇa-nirbhukta- sapady āhata-pāpmanaḥ
Karena Krishna telah menyusu pada Putana, semua dosanya seketika musnah. Oleh karena itu, saat tubuhnya dibakar, asap yang keluar berbau harum seperti dupa aguru.
Such are the effects of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. If one somehow or other becomes Kṛṣṇa conscious by applying his senses in the service of the Lord, one is immediately freed from material contamination. Śṛṇvatāṁ sva-kathāḥ kṛṣṇaḥ puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ ( Bhāg. 1.2.17 ). Hearing about the activities of Kṛṣṇa is the beginning of purified life. Puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ: simply by hearing and chanting, one becomes purified. Therefore, in discharging devotional service, śravaṇa-kīrtana (hearing and chanting) is most important. Then, with purified senses, one begins to render service to the Lord ( hṛṣīkeṇa hṛṣīkeśa-sevanam ). Bhaktir ucyate: this is called bhakti. When Pūtanā was somehow or other, directly or indirectly, induced to render some service to the Lord by feeding Him with her breast, she was immediately purified, so much so that when her nasty material body was burnt to ashes, it gave off the fragrance of aguru, the most agreeably scented herb.
FAQs
This verse says Pūtanā’s sins were instantly destroyed simply because Kṛṣṇa suckled her, showing the extraordinary purifying power of contact with Kṛṣṇa.
To indicate a transformation: although Pūtanā was sinful, Kṛṣṇa’s contact purified her so thoroughly that even the smoke from her cremation became sweetly fragrant, signaling spiritual cleansing.
Even deeply rooted faults can be purified through sincere connection with Kṛṣṇa—especially by bhakti practices like chanting, hearing His līlās, and serving devotees.