Shloka 27
Pūtanā-mokṣa — The Witch Pūtanā’s Attempt and Kṛṣṇa’s Deliverance
डाकिन्यो यातुधान्यश्च कुष्माण्डा येऽर्भकग्रहा: । भूतप्रेतपिशाचाश्च यक्षरक्षोविनायका: ॥ २७ ॥ कोटरा रेवती ज्येष्ठा पूतना मातृकादय: । उन्मादा ये ह्यपस्मारा देहप्राणेन्द्रियद्रुह: ॥ २८ ॥ स्वप्नदृष्टा महोत्पाता वृद्धा बालग्रहाश्च ये । सर्वे नश्यन्तु ते विष्णोर्नामग्रहणभीरव: ॥ २९ ॥
ḍākinyo yātudhānyaś ca kuṣmāṇḍā ye ’rbhaka-grahāḥ bhūta-preta-piśācāś ca yakṣa-rakṣo-vināyakāḥ
Ḍākinī（ダーキニー）、Yātudhānī、Kuṣmāṇḍa――幼子を害するグラハ――また Bhūta、Preta、Piśāca、Yakṣa、Rākṣasa、Vināyaka などの邪霊、さらに Koṭarā、Revatī、Jyeṣṭhā、Pūtanā、Mātṛkā 等の魔女は、身体・プラーナ・感官を悩ませ、狂乱や発作、記憶の乱れ、悪夢をもたらす。夢に現れる大いなる凶兆、老いた影響や幼子を掴む影響――それらすべてが、ヴィシュヌの御名を唱えるだけで恐れおののき、滅び去りますように。
As stated in the Brahma-saṁhitā (5.33) :
FAQs
In this verse the gopīs invoke a protective dismissal of many harmful beings, implying that devotion and remembrance of the Lord safeguards one from such disturbances.
Because after Pūtanā’s attack, the elders intensify protective measures for infant Kṛṣṇa, listing traditional categories of child-afflicting forces to be warded off.
Cultivate steady devotional remembrance—especially nāma-saṅkīrtana—and a sattvic, prayerful home atmosphere as the Bhagavatam’s recommended protection.