Shloka 33

Devanagari script

कलेवरं परशुभिश्छित्त्वा तत्ते व्रजौकस: । दूरे क्षिप्‍त्वावयवशो न्यदहन् काष्ठवेष्टितम् ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

kalevaraṁ paraśubhiś chittvā tat te vrajaukasaḥ dūre kṣiptvāvayavaśo nyadahan kāṣṭha-veṣṭitam

Translation

ورج کے باشندوں نے کلہاڑیوں سے پوتنا کے جسم کے ٹکڑے ٹکڑے کر دیے۔ پھر ان ٹکڑوں کو دور پھینک کر لکڑیوں سے ڈھانپ کر جلا دیا۔

Synonyms

• कलेवरम्: the body
• कलेवरम्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलेवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• परशुभिः: with axes
• परशुभिः: करण (Karaṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd, Instrumental), बहुवचन

• छित्त्वा: having cut
• छित्त्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: छिद् (धातु) → छित्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having cut'

• तत्: that (body)
• तत्: कर्म (Karma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ते: of them/their
• ते: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th, Genitive), एकवचन; 'of them/your' (context: 'their')

• व्रज-ओकसः: the residents of Vraja
• व्रज-ओकसः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रज (प्रातिपदिक) + ओकस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'व्रजे ओकः येषाम्' (dwellers of Vraja)

• दूरे: far away
• दूरे: देशाधिकरण (Deśa-adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-निभम्/क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial locative): 'far away'

• क्षिप्त्वा: having thrown
• क्षिप्त्वा: पूर्वकालक्रिया (Pūrvakāla-kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु) → क्षिप्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त: 'having thrown'

• अवयवशः: piece by piece
• अवयवशः: रीति/प्रकार (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अवयव (प्रातिपदिक) + शस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, शस्-प्रत्ययान्त (distributive adverb): 'limb by limb/in pieces'

• न्यदहन्: they burned
• न्यदहन्: क्रिया (Kriyā)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि-√दह् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• काष्ठ-वेष्टितम्: wrapped in firewood
• काष्ठ-वेष्टितम्: कर्मविशेषण (Adjective of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + वेष्टित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष: 'काष्ठेन वेष्टितम्' (wrapped with wood)

Purport

It is the practice that after a snake has been killed, its body is cut into various pieces for fear that it may come to life again simply by interacting with air. Merely killing a serpent is not sufficient; after it is killed, it must be cut to pieces and burned, and then the danger will be over. Pūtanā resembled a great serpent, and therefore the cowherd men took the same precautions by burning her body to ashes.

Characters & Entities

• Vrajavāsīs (residents of Vraja)
• Pūtanā

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about what the Vrajavāsīs did with Pūtanā’s body?

It says the Vrajavāsīs cut Pūtanā’s body with axes, threw the limbs far away, and then burned the remains wrapped in firewood.

Why did the Vrajavāsīs cut and burn Pūtanā’s body in Krishna’s Putana Leela?

After the demoness was slain, they disposed of her huge, dangerous body by cutting it up and burning it—an act of practical protection and purification for the village.

What is the practical lesson for modern life from this Bhagavatam verse?

Remove harmful influences decisively and completely—don’t keep “toxic remnants” around; take clear steps that protect devotional life and the community.