{"id":90956,"date":"2020-11-04T15:46:47","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T14:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dandavats.tumblr.com\/post\/633865457952227328"},"modified":"2020-11-14T04:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T03:30:00","slug":"the-destruction-of-putanaone-day-the-demoness-putana-descended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=90956","title":{"rendered":"THE DESTRUCTION OF PUTANA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THE DESTRUCTION OF PUTANA<\/p>\n

One day the demoness Putana descended from outer space into Gokula, the home of Nanda Maharaja. Having been sent by the cruel King Kamsa to kill all the babies in the Vrndavana area, Putana displayed her mystic power and assumed the disguise of a very beautiful woman. She boldly entered Krsna\u2019s bedroom without permission, but everyone was so overwhelmed by her beauty that they did not protest. The baby Krsna, who resembled a fire covered by ashes, looked upon Putana and thought that He would have to kill her. Putana could understand the great potency of Krsna, but, enchanted by the influence of Krsna\u2019s internal energy, she took Krsna upon her lap anyway and offered Him her poison- smeared breast to suck. Suddenly baby Krsna became very angry at Putana, and taking hold of her breast, He squeezed it very hard with both hands and began to suck out both the poison and her life. In unbearable agony, Putana perspired heavily, flailed her arms and legs wildly, and cried out, \u201cPlease leave me, leave me! Suck my breast no longer!\u2019 But Krsna persisted, and as the demoness lost her life, she assumed her original, huge form. Then, before the amazed gopis Krsna began fearlessly playing on the breast of Putana\u2019s twelve-mile-long corpse.<\/p>\n

PAINTING BY DHRTI – DEVI DASI (1983)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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