Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.2.23
SB 3.2.23
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aho bakī yaṁ stana-kāla-kūṭaṁ jighāṁsayāpāyayad apy asādhvī lebhe gatiṁ dhātry-ucitāṁ tato 'nyaṁ kaṁ vā dayāluṁ śaraṇaṁ vrajema
Translation
Alas, how shall I take shelter of one more merciful than He who granted the position of mother to a she-demon [Pūtanā] although she was unfaithful and she prepared deadly poison to be sucked from her breast?