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
Sementara Nanda Mahārāja kembali ke Gokula, Pūtanā yang ganas, yang sebelumnya ditugaskan Kaṁsa untuk membunuh bayi-bayi, berkeliaran di kota-kota dan desa-desa melakukan tugas jahatnya.
- 10.6.3
Rajaku yang terkasih, di mana pun orang melakukan tugas pengabdian suci dengan mendengar dan memuji Tuhan, tidak akan ada bahaya dari unsur-unsur jahat. Oleh karena itu, tidak perlu cemas tentang Gokula.
- 10.6.4
Suatu ketika, Raksasi Pūtanā, yang dapat bergerak sesuai keinginannya di angkasa, mengubah dirinya dengan kekuatan mistik menjadi wanita yang sangat cantik dan memasuki Gokula.
- 10.6.2