Shloka 20

Uddhava Sent to Vraja: Consolation to Nanda-Yaśodā and the Gopīs’ Separation

Devanagari script

दावाग्नेर्वातवर्षाच्च वृषसर्पाच्च रक्षिता: । दुरत्ययेभ्यो मृत्युभ्य: कृष्णेन सुमहात्मना ॥ २० ॥

Transliteration

dāvāgner vāta-varṣāc ca vṛṣa-sarpāc ca rakṣitāḥ duratyayebhyo mṛtyubhyaḥ kṛṣṇena su-mahātmanā

Translation

Dari kebakaran hutan, angin dan hujan, serta raksasa banteng dan ular—dari bahaya maut yang nyaris tak teratasi—kami diselamatkan oleh Kṛṣṇa, Sang Mahātmā.

Synonyms

• दावाग्नेः: from the forest-fire
• दावाग्नेः: Apadana (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दावाग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-समास ‘दावः + अग्निः’; पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• वात-वर्षात्: from wind and rain
• वात-वर्षात्: Apadana (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वात (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व (copulative) ‘वातश्च वर्षं च’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (as compound), पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक conjunction

• वृष-सर्पात्: from the bull and the serpent
• वृष-सर्पात्: Apadana (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष (प्रातिपदिक) + सर्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व ‘वृषश्च सर्पश्च’; पुंलिङ्ग (as compound), पञ्चमी, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक conjunction

• रक्षिताः: were protected
• रक्षिताः: Kriya (क्रिया/predicative)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (passive sense)

• दुरत्ययेभ्यः: from insurmountable
• दुरत्ययेभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान/source)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुरत्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन; मृत्युभ्यः-विशेषण

• मृत्युभ्यः: from deaths/dangers
• मृत्युभ्यः: Apadana (अपादान/source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), बहुवचन

• कृष्णेन: by Krishna
• कृष्णेन: Karana (करण/instrument-agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सु-महात्मना: by the very great-souled one
• सु-महात्मना: Karana (करण/instrument-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (अव्यय) + महात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय ‘सु + महात्मा’; पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; कृष्णेन-विशेषण

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

How does Krishna protect His devotees according to Srimad Bhagavatam 10.46.20?

This verse says Kṛṣṇa saved His people from seemingly unavoidable deaths—forest fire, fierce storms, and deadly enemies like the bull and serpent—showing His direct guardianship over devotees.

Why is Krishna remembered as the protector of Vraja in Canto 10 Chapter 46?

In the context of Uddhava’s visit to Vṛndāvana, Śukadeva recalls how the Vrajavāsīs repeatedly experienced Kṛṣṇa’s protection during His pastimes, strengthening their love and dependence on Him.

What is a practical lesson from Bhagavatam 10.46.20 for modern life?

Cultivate steady devotion and remembrance of Kṛṣṇa as protector; even when dangers feel overwhelming, bhakti trains the heart to rely on divine shelter rather than fear.