Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 6: The Killing of the Demon Putana

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.6.2

kamsena prahita ghora

putana bala-ghatini

sisums cacara nighnanti

pura-grama-vrajadisu

SYNONYMS

kamsena -- by King Kamsa; prahita -- engaged previously; ghora -- very fierce; putana -- by the name Putana; bala-ghatini -- a Raksasi who killed; sisun -- small babies; cacara -- wandered; nighnanti -- killing; pura-grama-vraja-adisu -- in towns, cities and villages here and there.

TRANSLATION

While Nanda Maharaja was returning to Gokula, the same fierce Putana whom Kamsa had previously engaged to kill babies was wandering about in the towns, cities and villages, doing her nefarious duty.

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