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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 6]
Meanwhile, Nanda and his associates the cowherd men returned from Mathurā, and when they saw the great dead body of Pūtanā, they were struck with wonder. Everyone was astonished that Vasudeva had foretold this mishap, and they praised Vasudeva for his power of foresight. The inhabitants of Vraja cut the gigantic body of Pūtanā into pieces, but because Krṣṇa had sucked her breast, she had been freed from all sins, and therefore when the cowherd men burned the pieces of her body in a fire, the smoke filled the air with a very pleasing fragrance. Ultimately, although Pūtanā had desired to kill Krṣṇa, she attained the Lord's abode. From this incident we gain the instruction that if one is attached to Krṣṇa somehow or other, even as an enemy, one ultimately attains success. What then is to be said of devotees who are naturally attached to Krṣṇa in love? When the inhabitants of Vraja heard about the killing of Pūtanā and the welfare of the child, they were very much satisfied. Nanda Mahārāja took the baby Krṣṇa on his lap and was filled with satisfaction.
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श्रीशुक उवाच
नन्दः पथि वचः शौरेनं मृषेति विचिन्तयन् ।
हरिं जगाम शरणमुत्पातागमशङ्कितः ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca
nandaḥ pathi vacaḥ śaurer
na mṛṣeti vicintayan
harim jagāma śaraṇam
utpātāgama-śaṅkitaḥ
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; nandaḥ—Nanda Mahārāja; pathi—on his way back home; vacaḥ—the words; śaureḥ—of Vasudeva; na—not; mṛṣā—without purpose or cause; iti—thus; vicintayan—while thinking about inauspiciousness for his little son, Krṣṇa; harim—unto the Supreme Lord, the controller; jagāma—took; śaraṇam—shelter; utpāta—of disturbances; āgama—with the expectation; śaṅkitaḥ—thus being afraid.