Study a Verse

• Rākṣasīs learn mystic powers by which they can travel in outer space without machines.
• In some parts of India there are still such mystical witches, who can sit on a stick and use it to fly from one place to another in a very short time.
• Assuming the feature of a very beautiful woman, she entered Nanda Mahārāja’s abode, Gokula.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Worry and play → Parental tenderness. The Supreme becomes the beloved child of His devotees.

Chapters 5–11 of Canto 10: Gokula, Yaśodā and the infant Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 6: The Killing of the Demon Pūtanā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

One day, Pūtanā arrived from outer space in Gokula, the home of Nanda Mahārāja, and by displaying her mystic power, she assumed the disguise of a very beautiful woman. Taking courage, she immediately entered Kṛṣṇa’s bedroom without anyone’s permission; by the grace of Kṛṣṇa, no one forbade her to enter the house or the room, because that was Kṛṣṇa’s desire.