Shloka 3
Kṛṣṇa Swallows the Forest Fire (Dāvāgni-līlā) and Restores the Herd
तेऽपश्यन्त: पशून् गोपा: कृष्णरामादयस्तदा । जातानुतापा न विदुर्विचिन्वन्तो गवां गतिम् ॥ ३ ॥
te ’paśyantaḥ paśūn gopāḥ kṛṣṇa-rāmādayas tadā jātānutāpā na vidur vicinvanto gavāṁ gatim
Nang hindi makita ang mga baka sa unahan, sina Krishna, Rama, at ang mga batang pastol ay biglang nagsisi sa kanilang kapabayaan. Naghanap sila sa lahat ng dako, ngunit hindi nila matunton kung saan napunta ang mga baka.
FAQs
Because they could not see their cows/animals and, not knowing where they had gone, anxiety arose while they searched for them.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit as part of the Vraja-līlā account in Canto 10.
When responsibility and uncertainty create anxiety, one should respond with steady, purposeful effort—like the gopas searching together—while keeping faith in Kṛṣṇa’s guiding presence.