A 17th-century wooden sculpture of Putana with Krishna from Kerala
In Hinduism, Pūtanā (lit.'putrefaction') is a rakshasi (demoness), who was killed by the infant-god Krishna. Putana disguises as a young, beautiful woman and tries to kill the god by breast-feeding poisoned milk; however Krishna sucks her milk as well as her life via her breasts. Putana is also considered as a foster-mother of Krishna as she breast-fed him. By offering her milk, Putana had performed "the supreme act of maternal devotion",[1] in the shadow of her evil motives. The legend is told and retold in Hindu scriptures and some Indian books, which portray her variously as an evil hag or a demoness who surrendered herself to Krishna, though she initially came with evil motives.
Putana is interpreted as an infantile disease or bird, symbolizing danger to an infant or desire respectively, and even as a symbolic bad mother. She is included in a group of malevolent Hindu mother goddesses called the Matrikas and also in the group of Yoginis and Grahinis (Seizers). Ancient Indian medical texts prescribe her worship to protect children from diseases. A group of multiple Putanas is mentioned in ancient Indian texts.
In Hinduism, Pūtanā (lit. 'putrefaction') is a rakshasi (demoness), who was killed by the infant-god Krishna. Putana disguises as a young, beautiful woman...
Mathura.: 52 Krishna, Balarama,Kamsa as depicted in Yakshagana "Putana, Pūtanā, Pūtana, Puṭana: 25 definitions". 28 June 2015. George M. Williams (2008). Handbook...
blessed them, and the two returned to Vaishravanapuri. When the demoness Putana attempts to murder the infant Krishna by breastfeeding him with her poison...
He was one of Kamsa's generals, and the elder brother of the demoness Putana and Bakasura. Agha is stated to be as one of the tribes that was in alliance...
prostitute, and sometimes a sex worker, but some other words, such as hooker, putana, or whore are also sometimes used to refer to those who work as prostitutes...
baby and boy-Krishna's life by various demons, mostly sent by Kamsa (e.g. Putana, Trnavarta, Aghasura, Pralamba, Kesi, etc.) Chastisement of Kaliya, swallowing...
fleshy and firm pulp. Seven types of fruit are recognized (vijaya, rohini, putana, amrita, abhaya, jivanti, and chetaki), based on the region where the fruit...
disguise. Giantesses are fairly common in the Hindu religion. The demoness Putana (who attempted to kill the baby Krishna with poisoned milk from her breasts)...
as Ravan Riyanka Chanda as Kirtida Ayaan Khan Aishwarya Sharma Bhatt as Putana Vishal Jethwa as Krishna Bhavesh Balchandani as and in Krishna Ashwani Rathore...
Mackay Phyllida Lloyd Royal National Theatre 1999 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Putana David Lan Young Vic Theatre 2002 Doctor Faustus Duchess of Anholt David...
chemistry and music teacher of the school. She is the reincarnation of Putana. She is really fond of make-up and is a laid-back but strict teacher. Basu:...
he gets by for the sake of his daughter. One night, whilst performing as Putana from Poothanamoksham from the epic Mahabharata on stage, his performance...
riverbanks and cremation grounds. Notable among these lists of Matrikas is Putana, a goddess who tried to kill the infant Krishna (an incarnation of Vishnu)...
Polenta e osei Bigoli all'arna (thick fresh egg noodles with duck ragout) Putana (in this case not the vulgar term meaning "whore", but a fruit cake traditionally...
Bhāgavata Purāṇa (10.06.27–29), after the young Krishna had killed the demoness Pūtanā, the cowherd women (gopis) of Vrindavan carry out protective rites to keep...
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