Shloka 13

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

Devanagari script

ततश्च तेऽक्षीण्युन्मील्य पुनर्भाण्डीरमापिता: । निशम्य विस्मिता आसन्नात्मानं गाश्च मोचिता: ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration

tataś ca te ’kṣīṇy unmīlya punar bhāṇḍīram āpitāḥ niśamya vismitā āsann ātmānaṁ gāś ca mocitāḥ

Translation

پھر انہوں نے آنکھیں کھولیں تو حیران رہ گئے کہ نہ صرف وہ اور گائیں ہولناک جنگلی آگ سے بچا لی گئی تھیں بلکہ سب کو دوبارہ بھانڈیر کے درخت کے پاس پہنچا دیا گیا تھا۔

Synonyms

• tataḥ: then/thereupon
• tataḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Avyaya), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb): ‘thereupon/then’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

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

• akṣīṇi: (their) eyes
• akṣīṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: akṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), द्विवचन (dual)

• unmīlya: having opened
• unmīlya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: unmīl (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having opened’

• punar: again
• punar: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• bhāṇḍīram: Bhāṇḍīra (place)
• bhāṇḍīram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāṇḍīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; स्थाननाम (place-name)

• āpitāḥ: (they) were brought/led
• āpitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-āp (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘having been brought/led’

• niśamya: having heard
• niśamya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-śam (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having heard/learning’

• vismitāḥ: astonished
• vismitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vismita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण (predicate adjective)

• āsan: they were
• āsan: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• ātmānam: themselves
• ātmānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; आत्म-शब्द

• gāḥ: the cows
• gāḥ: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• mocitāḥ: (they) were freed/released
• mocitāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘having been released’

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Cowherd boys (gopāḥ)
• Cows (gāvaḥ)

FAQs

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

This verse shows that after the peril passed, the cowherd boys opened their eyes to find themselves safely returned to Bhāṇḍīra, amazed to realize that both they and the cows had been delivered—highlighting Kṛṣṇa’s protective grace.

Why were the cowherd boys astonished in Srimad Bhagavatam 10.19.13?

They suddenly found themselves safe again at Bhāṇḍīra and, upon hearing what had occurred, were filled with wonder at how they and the cows were rescued—recognizing an extraordinary act of divine protection.

Practical application of Krishna’s protection theme in modern life?

Remembering Kṛṣṇa as the protector encourages steadiness in crises, prayerful dependence, and gratitude after deliverance—cultivating faith rather than panic when facing overwhelming situations.