Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 30

Bhāgavata-Māhātmya and the Complete Summary of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

Devanagari script

धेनुकस्य सहभ्रातु: प्रलम्बस्य च सङ्‍क्षय: । गोपानां च परित्राणं दावाग्ने: परिसर्पत: ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

dhenukasya saha-bhrātuḥ pralambasya ca saṅkṣayaḥ gopānāṁ ca paritrāṇaṁ dāvāgneḥ parisarpataḥ

Translation

The Bhāgavatam recounts how Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Śrī Balarāma destroyed Dhenukāsura and his followers, how Balarāma slew Pralambāsura, and how Kṛṣṇa saved the cowherd boys from a raging forest fire that had closed in around them.

Synonyms

• धेनुकस्य: of Dhenuka
• धेनुकस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनुक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• सहभ्रातुः: of (his) brother/companion-brother
• सहभ्रातुः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सह-भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सह + भ्रातृ = सहभ्रातृ ‘co-brother’)

• प्रलम्बस्य: of Pralamba
• प्रलम्बस्य: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रलम्ब (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सङ्क्षयः: destruction
• सङ्क्षयः: कर्ता/विषय (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सङ्क्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• गोपानाम्: of the cowherds
• गोपानाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• परित्राणम्: protection, deliverance
• परित्राणम्: कर्ता/विषय (प्रथमा/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परि-त्राण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• दावाग्नेः: of the forest-fire
• दावाग्नेः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दावाग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दाव + अग्नि = दावाग्नि ‘forest-fire’)

• परिसर्पतः: spreading (all around)
• परिसर्पतः: विशेषण (of दावाग्नेः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-सृप् (धातु) → परिसर्पत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ/Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘परिसर्पत्’ = ‘spreading’

Characters & Entities

• Dhenuka
• Pralamba
• Gopas (cowherd boys)
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Śrī Balarāma

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Krishna protecting devotees from danger?

This verse highlights that Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes include saving the gopas from a spreading forest fire—showing His constant protection of those who take shelter of Him.

Why are Dhenuka and Pralamba mentioned together in this Bhagavatam verse?

Śukadeva is summarizing key Vṛndāvana pastimes: the removal of demonic threats (Dhenuka and Pralamba) and the Lord’s protection of His devotees (the gopas).

How can a devotee apply the lesson of Krishna saving the gopas from the forest fire in modern life?

Remember Kṛṣṇa as the ultimate protector during crises, and respond with steady bhakti—prayer, chanting, and reliance on dharma—rather than fear.