Pūtanā
demonic intermediate Hindu single tradition · 2
Pūtanā is a demoness and Mātṛkā who was killed by the young Krishna. She is invoked in protective rituals as an evil spirit to be warded off, listed among malevolent beings that threaten children.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Unmāda, Apasmāra, Bébinn, Vishnu, kali, Brahmarakshasa, Dakini, Matres, Śākinī, Bhūtas, Pramathas, Guhyakas, Kūṣmāṇḍas, Parpaṭas, Caṭakas, Bhairavas, Kṣetrapālas, Vīrabhadra, Yātudhānīs, Piśācas, Yakṣas, Rakṣasas, Vināyakas, Kotarī, Revatī, Jyeṣṭhā, Śiva
- enemy of
- Krishna
Mentioned by
- kali
- Brahmarakshasa
- Dakini
- Matres
- Śākinī
- Bhūtas
- Pramathas
- Guhyakas
- Kūṣmāṇḍas
- Parpaṭas
- Caṭakas
- Bhairavas
- Kṣetrapālas
- Vīrabhadra
- Yātudhānīs
- Piśācas
and 7 more
Sources
Source passages
“after the young Krishna had killed the demoness Pūtanā, the cowherd women (gopis) of Vrindavan carry out protective rites...Kotarī, Revatī, Jyeṣṭhā, Pūtanā, and other Mātṛkās...may these and all other evil spirits be destroyed”
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