Shloka 14

Kṛṣṇa Swallows the Forest Fire (Dāvāgni-līlā) and Restores the Herd

Devanagari script

कृष्णस्य योगवीर्यं तद् योगमायानुभावितम् । दावाग्नेरात्मन: क्षेमं वीक्ष्य ते मेनिरेऽमरम् ॥ १४ ॥

Transliteration

kṛṣṇasya yoga-vīryaṁ tad yoga-māyānubhāvitam dāvāgner ātmanaḥ kṣemaṁ vīkṣya te menire ’maram

Translation

యోగమాయ ప్రభావంతో వ్యక్తమైన కృష్ణుని యోగవీర్యాన్ని, దావాగ్ని నుండి తమ క్షేమాన్ని చూచి, ఆ గోపబాలులు ‘కృష్ణుడు తప్పక దేవత’ అని భావించారు।

Synonyms

• kṛṣṇasya: of Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• yoga-vīryam: mystic power/strength
• yoga-vīryam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + vīrya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (yogasya vīryam)

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• yoga-māyā-anubhāvitam: empowered/manifested by Yogamāyā
• yoga-māyā-anubhāvitam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक) + māyā (प्रातिपदिक) + anu-bhū (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्यय (PPP) ‘anubhāvita’; पूर्वपद-समास: योगमाया (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्राय) + अनुभावित (तत्पुरुष: योगमायया अनुभावितम्)

• dāvāgneḥ: of the forest-fire
• dāvāgneḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāva (प्रातिपदिक) + agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (dāvasya agniḥ)

• ātmanaḥ: of themselves
• ātmanaḥ: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• kṣemam: safety/welfare
• kṣemam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣema (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• vīkṣya: having seen
• vīkṣya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-īkṣ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having seen’

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• menire: they considered/thought
• menire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: man (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन, आत्मनेपद

• amaram: immortal/divine
• amaram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: amara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (predicate/object complement)

Purport

The cowherd boys of Vṛndāvana simply loved Kṛṣṇa as their only friend and exclusive object of devotion. To increase their ecstasy, Kṛṣṇa displayed to them His mystic potency and saved them from a terrible forest fire.

Characters & Entities

• Krishna
• Yogamaya

FAQs

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

In this verse (10.19.14), Śukadeva describes how Kṛṣṇa, through His Yogamāyā and yogic potency, grants complete safety to His companions from a devastating forest fire.

Why did the Vrajavāsīs consider Krishna 'amara' (immortal/divine) after the forest fire?

Because they directly witnessed an impossible deliverance—total protection from a consuming wildfire—accomplished effortlessly by Kṛṣṇa’s extraordinary spiritual power.

How can the teaching of Krishna’s protection be applied in modern life?

It encourages steady bhakti and trust: while dangers arise, a devotee remembers that the Lord can provide shelter and well-being in ways beyond ordinary calculation.