78 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 3, Ch. 2
TRANSLATION

Alas, how shall I take shelter of one more merciful than Him who
granted the position of mother to a she-demon [Putana] although she was
unfaithful and she prepared deadly poison to be sucked from her breast?

PURPORT

Here is an example of the extreme mercy of the Lord, even to His
enemy. It is said that a noble man accepts the good qualities of a person
of doubtful character, just as one accepts nectar from a stock of poison.
In His babyhood, He was administered deadly poison by Putana, a she-
demon who tried to kill the wonderful baby. And because she was a
demon, it was impossible for her to know that the Supreme Lord, even
though playing the part of a baby, was no one less than the same Supreme
Personality of Godhead. His value as the Supreme Lord did not diminish
upon His becoming a baby to please His devotee Yasgoda. The Lord may
assume the form of a baby or a shape other than that of a human being,
but it doesn’t make the slightest difference; He is always the same Supreme.
A living creature, however powerful he may become by dint of severe
penance, can never become equal to the Supreme Lord.

Lord Krsna accepted the motherhood of Putana because she pretended
to be an affectionate mother, allowing Krsna to suck her breast. The Lord
accepts the least qualification of the living entity and awards him the
highest reward. That is the standard of His character. Therefore, who but
the Lord can be the ultimate shelter?

TEXT 24
FAST AMAT ETH
TAMTAAALRT |
2 dgiswa |= aig
2,
Ho TTT IRI
manye ’suran bhagavatams try-adhise
samrambha-margabhinivista-cittan
ye samyuge ’caksata tarksya-putram
amse sunabhayudham apatantam

manye—I think; asuran—the demons; bhagavatan—great devotees;
tri-adhige—unto the Lord of the threes; sarmrambha—enmity; marga—by
the way of; abhinivista-cittan—absorbed in thought; ye—those; samyuge—
