Putana is a demon assassin dispatched by Kamsa, the ruler of Mathura, to assassinate his nephew, the child-god Krishna, according to Hindu mythology.
Putana transforms into a beautiful young lady using her
magical abilities, and after fawning over Krishna for a moment, she places him
to suckle at her pierced breast.
When Krishna latches on, though, Putana is in serious
trouble—Krishna drains the life out of her by sucking at her breast so hard.
As she dies, she reverts to her natural shape, which is
enormous and horrible, and the impact of her corpse crashing to the ground
shakes the earth and falls trees.
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