Shloka 18
Pūtanā-mokṣa — The Witch Pūtanā’s Attempt and Kṛṣṇa’s Deliverance
बालं च तस्या उरसि क्रीडन्तमकुतोभयम् । गोप्यस्तूर्णं समभ्येत्य जगृहुर्जातसम्भ्रमा: ॥ १८ ॥
bālaṁ ca tasyā urasi krīḍantam akutobhayam gopyas tūrṇaṁ samabhyetya jagṛhur jāta-sambhramāḥ
Tanpa rasa takut, anak kecil Kṛṣṇa sedang bermain di bahagian atas dada Raksasi Pūtanā, dan apabila para gopi melihat aktiviti menakjubkan anak itu, mereka segera tampil dengan penuh kegembiraan dan mengangkat-Nya.
Here is the Supreme Personality of Godhead — Kṛṣṇa. Although the Rākṣasī Pūtanā could increase or decrease her bodily size by her mystic abilities and thus gain proportionate power, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is equally powerful in any transcendental form. Kṛṣṇa is the real Personality of Godhead because whether as a child or as a grown-up young man, He is the same person. He does not need to become powerful by meditation or any other external endeavor. Therefore when the greatly powerful Pūtanā expanded her body, Kṛṣṇa remained the same small child and fearlessly played on the upper portion of her breast. Ṣaḍaiśvarya-pūrṇa. Bhagavān, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is always full in all potencies, regardless of whether He is present in this form or that. His potencies are always full. Parāsya śaktir vividhaiva śrūyate. He can display all potencies under any circumstances.
FAQs
This verse describes infant Kṛṣṇa as “akutobhayam”—fearless from every direction—showing His divine sovereignty even amid deadly danger like Pūtanā.
Seeing the terrifying scene, the gopīs became alarmed and immediately ran to rescue the child, lifting Him from Pūtanā’s chest out of maternal protectiveness and shock.
Even when circumstances appear frightening, devotion teaches trust in the Lord’s protection; simultaneously, the gopīs model responsible, loving action—faith with prompt care.