#putana

Putana was a demoness who disguised herself as a beautiful woman and offered to care for the infant god Krishna. In actuality, she had poisoned her milk so that she could kill the baby Krishna when breastfeeding him. Krishna drank the poisoned milk, but also sucked out Putana's life force simultaneously, killing her in the process. The Six of Pentacles card is about giving, sharing, and generosity. Putana was a good example of using the guise of generosity to try to kill (although she was ultimately unsuccessful, she is sometimes thought of as a foster mother of Krishna anyway!)

-Mod S

Krishna and Putana by Rayana Giridhar Gowd

The Infant Krishna Slays The Demoness Putana An Illustration To The Bhagavata Purana. Circa 1780-90. Guler, India. The infant Krishna at the breast of the crumpled demoness Putana suckling the life out of her. (via Sotheby's)

Krishna killing Putana, Vijayanagara period ivory

Krishna killing Putana, relief from, south India, Vijayanagar Empire

(above illustration shows ‘the Death of the Demoness Putana’ from a Bhagavata Purana Series)

Demons killed by Lord Krishna (Hindi) | भगवान कृष्ण द्वारा मारे गए राक्षस (हिंदी)