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Putana Killed
Putana a Rakshasi (demoness), the "killer of infants," sent by Krishna's evil uncle Kamsa to kill Krishna. Putana assumed the disguise of a young, beautiful woman and came to Gokul Krishna's hometown. Her beauty resulted in her mistaken by gopas (cowherds) as a manifestation of Goddess Lakshmi. Stunned by her beauty, Krishna's foster-mother Yashoda allowed Putana to take the infant Krishna into her lap and breast-feed him. Putana had smeared her breast with a Mandana, an intoxicant, to kill Krishna. However, Krishna squeezed her breasts and took her life away (prana), as well as her milk. (Putana had got a blessing in her previous life from Lord Vishnu that she will meet lord Vishnu's avatar in human form in her next life but she forgot about it. In pain, Putana screamed, pleading for her release, but in vain. She ran out of the town with Krishna still clinging to her and finally fell dead. She then assumed her real demonic form, turning trees to a distance of three gavyuti (a unit of distance equivalent totally to 12 miles) to dust. The people of Vraj cut Putana's body, burying her bones and feet, and burning the flesh and skin. The fragrant smoke rose out of the flames, as Putana cleansed of all sin by breast-feeding Krishna and she attained the same heaven that Yashoda acquired. Thus, Putana, like Yashodha, considered as a foster-mother of Krishna as she breastfed him