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
Habang pabalik si Nanda Mahārāja sa Gokula, ang mabangis na si Pūtanā, na inutusan ni Kaṁsa na pumatay ng mga sanggol, ay pagala-gala sa mga bayan at nayon, ginagawa ang kanyang masamang tungkulin.
- 10.6.3
Mahal kong Hari, saanman ginagampanan ng mga tao ang kanilang debosyonal na tungkulin sa pamamagitan ng pakikinig at pag-awit sa Diyos, walang panganib mula sa masasamang elemento. Kaya't hindi kailangang mag-alala tungkol sa Gokula.
- 10.6.4
Minsan, si Pūtanā Rākṣasī, na nakakagalaw ayon sa kanyang kagustuhan sa kalawakan, ay nagbagong-anyo gamit ang mistikong kapangyarihan bilang isang napakagandang babae at pumasok sa Gokula.
- 10.6.2