पूतना वध

kans ko jab krishna ki utpatti tatha unake bach jane ka rahasy-jnat hua to vah krodh se ag baboola ho gaya. usane kisi n kisi prakar apane shatru-shishu ko sada ke lie door karane ki thani. pahale pootana nam ki stri is kary ke lie bheji gee. vah apane stanoan par vish ka lep kar gokul gee aur krishna ko doodh pilana chaha, kintu usaka shadyantr saphal n ho saka aur use svayan apane pranoan se hath dhona p da . harivansh ke anusar pootana kans ki dhatri(daee maan) thi aur `shakuni' chi diya ka roop bana kar gokul gee. brahm vaivart puran ke anusar vah kans ki bahan thi or mathura se brahmani banakar krishna ko dekhane ke bahane gee. is puran mean aya hai ki vah pahale bali ki putri ratnamala thi aur vaman ke prati matribhavana se prerit thi. isilie vaman ke roop krishna ne stan-pan karate samay usake pran khianch liye. brajabhasha tatha gujarati ke kuchh kaviyoan ne pootana ko `baki' likha hai. sooradas tatha gujarati kavi narasi mehata, paramanandadas adi ne any kee chhoti kathaoan ka pootana-vadh ke bad ullekh kiya hai, jo puranoan mean nahian milatian.