Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.6.2

kaḿsena prahitā ghorā

pūtanā bāla-ghātinī

śiśūḿś cacāra nighnantī

pura-grāma-vrajādiṣu

SYNONYMS

kaḿsena — by King Kaḿsa; prahitā — engaged previously; ghorā — very fierce; pūtanā — by the name Pūtanā; bāla-ghātinī — a Rākṣasī who killed; śiśūn — small babies; cacāra — wandered; nighnantī — killing; pura-grāma-vraja-ādiṣu — in towns, cities and villages here and there.

TRANSLATION

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

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