

They would be scared even at the mention of her name. She knew this would instill fear in the hearts of people in the kingdom. She was thrilled by the open invitation to terrorize the entire kingdom. Hence, Putana must eliminate all the kids less than ten days old in his entire kingdom.īeing a ruthless woman herself, Putana gladly accepted the job. He told her that he was not aware of the exact location of the child. Kamsa told Putana about the prophecy and Krishna’s escape. When she saw Kamsa, she bowed in respect. She wore animal skin and was as tall as a full-grown camel. She had long teeth protruding out of her mouth. She had long unkempt hair and long, curling nails. When Kamsa reached Putana’s cave she was performing black magic.

Putana lived in a cave, deep in the forest. But he was unable to determine where the little boy was for sure.ĭetermined to eliminate the one destined to kill him, Kamsa decided to take help of the fearful demoness Putana ( हिंदी: पूतना). Kamsa found out that Devaki and Vasudeva’s eighth child has escaped from the prison. By divine intervention, Krishna was rescued from the dungeon the night he was born. Krishna (also, Krsna) was born as the eighth child to Devaki and Vasudeva. He also ordered that all the children of Devaki and Vasudeva must be killed immediately after birth. Upon hearing this, Kamsa put Devaki and her husband, Vasudeva ( Hindi: वसुदेव ), in dungeon. But according to a prophecy, it came to be known that Devaki’s 8th child would killed Kamsa.

He had a sister called Devaki ( Hindi : देवकी ) whom he loved very much. He was very ruthless and unkind to his subjects. Long ago, the kingdom of Mathura was ruled by an evil king Kamsa ( Hindi: कंस ).
