Canto 10: The Summum Bonum | Chapter 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
sā — 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-marmaṇi — in 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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