[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c7.464 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.464 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.464 - **Language:** English ### [c7.464](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.464) A terrible female planet called Pūtanā attacks the child when it is one month old. Crying like the crow, frequent breathing, smell of urine on the body and reddening of the eyes are the chief symptoms of the attack. Remedies thereof are as follows: bathing in cow's urine and exposure to the fumes got by burning cow's teeth, bali to be offered with yellow clothes, red flower, red sandalwood, lamps lighted, three varieties of pāyasa (pudding), liquor, gingelly seeds and flesh. Bali with the above materials should be offered for seven days under an ‘Ung’ tree on the southern side. - [Previous: c7.463](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.463) - [Next: c7.465](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.465) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.464](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.464) · Pramāṇa