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Putana

In Hinduism, Pūtanā (lit. 'putrefaction') is a rakshasi (demoness) who was killed by the infant-god Krishna. Putana disguises herself as a young, beautiful woman and tries to kill the god by breast-feeding him poisoned milk; however, Krishna sucks her milk as well as her life via her breasts. Putana is also considered a foster-mother of Krishna, as she…

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Kamsa
Devanagari
पूतना
Sanskrit transliteration
Pūtanā
Texts
Mahabharata, Puranas

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Putana

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Triples176
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.032787
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related to References · 57
Putana → Agrawal, Androgynes, Anmol Publications PVT, Bhagavata Purana, Buitene, Carl, Chicago Press, Childhood, Classical Hindu Mythology, Cornelia, Cults, David Gordon, Delhi, Dimmitt, Encyclopaedia Indica, Gopal, Herbert, Hindu Primary Sources, Hrishikesa, In Devy
related to Legend · 23
Putana → Bhagavata Purana, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Garga Samhita, Gokul, Harivamsa, Her, Hindu, However, In, Kamsa, Krishna, Krishna's, Lakshmi, Mahabharata, Prem Sagar, Putana's, She, Stunned, The, Thus
related to Textual descriptions · 22
Putana → Agni Purana, Bhagavata Purana, Both, Deliverance, Finally, Grahini, Harivamsa, Hindu, In, Killing, Krishna, Mahabharata, Matrika, Matrikas, Mothers, Purana, Putana's, Rigveda, Skanda, The Bhagavata Purana
related to Group of Putanas · 16
Putana → Balatantra, CE, Dakini, Grahinis, Harita Samhita, Kali, Manasollasa, Matrikas, Putanas, Ravana, Saddharmapundarika Sutra, Someshvara III, The, The Brahmanda Purana, The Buddhist, Western Chalukya
related to Symbolism · 16
Putana → Agrawal, Another, As Varuna, Further, Her, In, Jvara, Kamsa, Krishna, Krishna's, One, The, Thus, Varuna, Vedic, Vishnu Purana
related to Etymology · 12
Putana → Another, Herbert, Hindu, Matrikas, Put, Pūt, Pūta, Pūtanā, Sitala, The, Thus, White
related to Depiction as a bird · 9
Putana → Deogarh, Harivamsa, In, Kamsa, Kushan, Mandor, Mathura, Putana's, Vaki
related to In Ayurvedic medicine · 9
Putana → As, Ayurveda, Grahini, It, Kumaratantra, Rituals, Seizers, Sushruta Samhita, The Ayurvedic
related to Previous birth · 8
Putana → Bali, Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Krishna, Ratnamala, She, The Garga Samhita, Vamana, When
Associate · 1
Putana → Kamsa

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krishna isbn hindu purana milk life also evil indian bird pūtanā matrikas texts child mother group thus putana's myth kill

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PutanaAssociateKamsa1.00infobox
PutanaDevanagariपूतना1.00infobox
PutanaSanskrit transliterationPūtanā1.00infobox
PutanaTextsMahabharata, Puranas1.00infobox
Putanarelated to Depiction as a birdKushan0.60section
Putanarelated to Depiction as a birdMathura0.60section
Putanarelated to Depiction as a birdDeogarh0.60section
Putanarelated to Depiction as a birdMandor0.60section
Putanarelated to Depiction as a birdIn0.60section
Putanarelated to Depiction as a birdHarivamsa0.60section
Putanarelated to Depiction as a birdKamsa0.60section
Putanarelated to Depiction as a birdPutana's0.60section

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