Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 4

Sanskrit:

सा खेचर्येकदोत्पत्य पूतना नन्दगोकुलम् ।योषित्वा माययात्मानं प्राविशत् कामचारिणी ॥ ४ ॥

ITRANS:

sā khe-cary ekadotpatyapūtanā nanda-gokulamyoṣitvā māyayātmānaṁprāviśat kāma-cāriṇī

Translation:

Once upon a time, Pūtanā Rākṣasī, who could move according to her desire and was wandering in outer space, converted herself by mystic power into a very beautiful woman and thus entered Gokula, the abode of Nanda Mahārāja.

Purport:

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. This art was known to Pūtanā. Assuming the feature of a very beautiful woman, she entered Nanda Mahārāja’s abode, Gokula.