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

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.6.11

sā muñca muñcālam iti prabhāṣiṇī

niṣpīḍyamānākhila-jīva-marmaṇi

vivṛtya netre caraṇau bhujau muhuḥ

prasvinna-gātrā kṣipatī ruroda ha

SYNONYMS

— she (Pūtanā Rākṣasī); muñca — give up; muñca — give up; alam — suck my breast no longer; iti — thus; prabhāṣiṇī — crying; niṣpīḍyamānā — being pressed severely; akhila-jīva-marmaṇiin every center of her vitality; vivṛtya — opening wide; netre — her two eyes; caraṇau — two legs; bhujau — two hands; muhuḥ — again and again; prasvinna-gātrā — with her body perspiring; kṣipatī — throwing; ruroda — cried severely; ha — indeed.

TRANSLATION

Unbearably pressed in every vital point, the demon Pūtanā began to cry, "Please leave me, leave me! Suck my breast no longer!" Perspiring, her eyes wide open and her arms and legs flailing, she cried very loudly again and again.

PURPORT

The Rākṣasī was severely punished by Kṛṣṇa. She threw her arms and legs about, and Kṛṣṇa also began to kick her with His legs to punish her properly for her mischievous activities.

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