Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.6.7

bala-grahas tatra vicinvati sisun

yadrcchaya nanda-grhe 'sad-antakam

balam praticchanna-nijoru-tejasam

dadarsa talpe 'gnim ivahitam bhasi

SYNONYMS

bala-grahah -- the witch, whose business was to kill small babies; tatra -- standing there; vicinvati -- thinking of, searching for; sisun -- children; yadrcchaya -- independently; nanda-grhe -- in the house of Nanda Maharaja; asat-antakam -- who could kill all demons; balam -- the child; praticchanna -- covered; nija-uru-tejasam -- whose unlimited power; dadarsa -- she saw; talpe -- (lying) on the bed; agnim -- fire; iva -- just like; ahitam -- covered; bhasi -- within ashes.

TRANSLATION

While searching for small children, Putana, whose business was to kill them, entered the house of Nanda Maharaja unobstructed, having been sent by the superior potency of the Lord. Without asking anyone's permission, she entered Nanda Maharaja's room, where she saw the child sleeping in bed, His unlimited power covered like a powerful fire covered by ashes. She could understand that this child was not ordinary, but was meant to kill all demons.

PURPORT

Demons are always busy creating disturbances and killing. But the child lying on the bed in the house of Nanda Maharaja was meant to kill many demons.

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