Your curly hair and

your beautiful body,

Blessed are those

who set eyes on you.

I get the sweet scent of

churning curd,

Let me now make my way to the

home of the lotus-eyed.

Poothana, disguised as a beautiful

damsel and decked in the

finest ornaments, walked slowly to

Gokulam and spoke thus with a smile.

 

 

Synopsis:

 

This story is based on a well-known episode from the epic Bhagavatha.

This "attakatha" was written by Aswathithirunal Maharaja around 1779.

 

 

Scenes 11 and 12 are the most popular scenes from this story.

 

Scene 11:

 

King Kamsa, after hearing that a child has been born to kill him, decides to kill