> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 10
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda his pupils
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

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> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

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> > Chapter Nineteen: Swallowing the Forest Fire

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> > TEXT 1

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > krîdâsakteshu gopeshu

> > tad-gâvo dûra-cârinîh

> > svairam carantyo vivis'us

> > trina-lobhena gahvaram

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; krîdâ - in their playing; âsakteshu - while they were completely absorbed; gopeshu - the cowherd boys; tat- gâvah - their cows; dûra-cârinîh - wandering far away; svairam - independently; carantyah - grazing; vivis'uh - they entered; trina - for grass; lobhena - out of greed; gahvaram - a dense forest.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: While the cowherd boys were completely absorbed in playing, their cows wandered far away. They hungered for more grass, and with no one to watch them they entered a dense forest.

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> > TEXT 2

> > ajâ gâvo mahishyas' ca

> > nirvis'antyo vanâd vanam

> > îshîkâthavîm nirvivis'uh

> > krandantyo dâva-tarshitâh

> > ajâh - the goats; gâvah - the cows; mahishyah - the buffalo; ca - and; nirvis'antyah - entering; vanât - from one forest; vanam - to another forest; îshîkâ-athavîm - a forest of canes; nirvivis'uh - they entered; krandantyah - crying out; dâva - because of a forest fire; tarshitâh - thirsty .

> > TRANSLATION

> > Passing from one part of the great forest to another, the goats, cows and buffalo eventually entered an area overgrown with sharp canes. The heat of a nearby forest fire made them thirsty, and they cried out in distress.

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> > TEXT 3

> > te 'pas'yantah pas'ûn gopâh

> > krishna-râmâdayas tadâ

> > jâtânutâpâ na vidur

> > vicinvanto gavâm gatim

> > te - they; apas'yantah - not seeing; pas'ûn - the animals; gopâh - the cowherd boys; krishna-râma-âdayah - led by Krishna and Râma; tadâ - then; jâta-anutâpâh - feeling remorse; na viduh - they did not know; vicinvantah - searching out; gavâm - of the cows; gatim - the path.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Not seeing the cows before them, Krishna, Râma and Their cowherd friends suddenly felt repentant for having neglected them. The boys searched all around, but could not discover where they had gone.

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> > TEXT 4

> > trinais tat-khura-dac-chinnair

> > gosh-padair ankitair gavâm

> > mârgam anvagaman sarve

> > nashthâjîvyâ vicetasah

> > trinaih - by the blades of grass; tat - of those cows; khura - by the hooves; dat - and the teeth; chinnaih - which were broken; goh-padaih - with the hoofprints; ankitaih - (by places in the ground) which were marked; gavâm - of the cows; mârgam - the path; anvagaman - they followed; sarve - all of them; nashtha-âjîvyâh - having lost their livelihood; vicetasah - in anxiety.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Then the boys began tracing out the cows' path by noting their hoofprints and the blades of grass the cows had broken with their hooves and teeth. All the cowherd boys were in great anxiety because they had lost their source of livelihood.

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> > TEXT 5

> > mun'jâthavyâm bhrashtha-mârgam

> > krandamânam sva-godhanam

> > samprâpya trishitâh s'rântâs

> > tatas te sannyavartayan

> > mun'jâ-athavyâm - in the Mun'jâ forest; bhrashtha-mârgam - who had lost their way; krandamânam - crying; sva - their own; go-dhanam - cows (and other animals); samprâpya - finding; trishitâh - who were thirsty; s'rântâh - and tired; tatah - then; te - they, the cowherd boys; sannyavartayan - turned them all back.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Within the Mun'jâ forest the cowherd boys finally found their valuable cows, who had lost their way and were crying. Then the boys, thirsty and tired, herded the cows onto the path back home.

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> > TEXT 6

> > tâ âhûtâ bhagavatâ

> > megha-gambhîrayâ girâ

> > sva-nâmnâm ninadam s'rutvâ

> > pratineduh praharshitâh

> > tâh - they; âhûtâh - called; bhagavatâ - by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; megha-gambhîrayâ - as deep as a cloud; girâ - with His voice; sva-nâmnâm - of their own names; ninadam - the sound; s'rutvâ - hearing; pratineduh - they replied; praharshitâh - greatly enlivened.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Personality of Godhead called out to the animals in a voice that resounded like a rumbling cloud. Hearing the sound of their own names, the cows were overjoyed and called out to the Lord in reply.

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> > TEXT 7

> > tatah samantâd dava-dhûmaketur

> > yadricchayâbhût kshaya-krid vanaukasâm

> > samîritah sârathinolbanolmukair

> > vilelihânah sthira-jangamân mahân

> > tatah - then; samantât - on all sides; dava-dhûmaketuh - a terrible forest fire; yadricchayâ - suddenly; abhût - appeared; kshaya-krit - threatening destruction; vana-okasâm - for all those present in the forest; samîritah - driven; sârathinâ - by its chariot driver, the wind; ulbana - terrible; ulmukaih - with meteorlike sparks; vilelihânah - licking; sthira-jangamân - all moving and nonmoving creatures; mahân - very great.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Suddenly a great forest fire appeared on all sides, threatening to destroy all the forest creatures. Like a chariot driver, the wind swept the fire onward, and terrible sparks shot in all directions. Indeed, the great fire extended its tongues of flame toward all moving and nonmoving creatures.

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> > TEXT 8

> > tam âpatantam parito davâgnim

> > gopâs' ca gâvah prasamîkshya bhîtâh

> > ûcus' ca krishnam sa-balam prapannâ

> > yathâ harim mrityu-bhayârditâ janâh

> > tam - that; âpatantam - setting upon them; paritah - on all sides; dava-agnim - the forest fire; gopâh - the cowherd boys; ca - and; gâvah - the cows; prasamîkshya - intensely watching; bhîtâh - afraid; ûcuh--they addressed; ca - and; krishnam - Lord Krishna; sa-balam - and Lord Balarâma; prapannâh - taking shelter; yathâ - as; harim - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mrityu - of death; bhaya - by fear; arditâh - troubled; janâh - persons.

> > TRANSLATION

> > As the cows and cowherd boys stared at the forest fire attacking them on all sides, they became fearful. The boys then approached Krishna and Balarâma for shelter, just as those who are disturbed by fear of death approach the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The boys addressed Them as follows.

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> > TEXT 9

> > krishna krishna mahâ-vîra

> > he râmâmogha vikrama

> > dâvâgninâ dahyamânân

> > prapannâms trâtum arhathah

> > krishna krishna - O Krishna, Krishna; mahâ-vîra - O most powerful one; he râma - O Râma; amogha-vikrama - You whose prowess is never thwarted; dâva-agninâ - by the forest fire; dahyamânân - who are being burned; prapannân - who are surrendered; trâtum arhathah - please save.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [The cowherd boys said:] O Krishna ! Krishna! Most powerful one ! O Râma! You whose prowess never fails! Please save Your devotees, who are about to be burned by this forest fire and have come to take shelter of You!

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> > TEXT 10

> > nûnam tvad-bândhavâh krishna

> > na cârhanty avasâditum

> > vayam hi sarva-dharma-jn'a

> > tvan-nâthâs tvat-parâyanâh

> > nûnam - certainly; tvat - Your; bândhavâh - friends; krishna - our dear S'rî Krishna; na - never; ca - and; arhanti - deserve; avasâditum - to suffer destruction; vayam - we; hi - moreover; sarva-dharma-jn'a - O perfect knower of the nature of all beings; tvat-nâthâh - having You as our Lord; tvat-parâyanah - devoted to You.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Krishna! Certainly Your own friends shouldn't be destroyed. O knower of the nature of all things, we have accepted You as our Lord, and we are souls surrendered unto You!

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> > TEXT 11

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > vaco nis'amya kripanam

> > bandhûnâm bhagavân harih

> > nimîlayata mâ bhaishtha

> > locanânîty abhâshata

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; vacah - the words; nis'amya - hearing; kripanam - pitiful; bandhûnâm - of His friends; bhagavân - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; harih - Hari; nimîlayata - just close; mâ bhaishtha - do not be afraid; locanâni - your eyes; iti - thus; abhâshata - He spoke.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: Hearing these pitiful words from His friends, the Supreme Lord Krishna told them, "Just close your eyes and do not be afraid."

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> > TEXT 12

> > tatheti mîlitâksheshu

> > bhagavân agnim ulbanam

> > pîtvâ mukhena tân kricchrâd

> > yogâdhîs'o vyamocayat

> > tathâ - all right; iti - thus speaking; mîlita - closing; aksheshu - their eyes; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; agnim - the fire; ulbanam - terrible; pîtvâ - drinking; mukhena - with His mouth; tân - them; kricchrât - from the danger; yoga-adhîs'ah - the supreme controller of all mystic power; vyamocayat - delivered .

> > TRANSLATION

> > "All right," the boys replied, and immediately closed their eyes. Then the Supreme Lord, the master of all mystic power, opened His mouth and swallowed the terrible fire, saving His friends from danger.

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> > TEXT 13

> > tatas' ca te 'kshîny unmîlya

> > punar bhândîram âpitâh

> > nis'amya vismitâ âsann

> > âtmânam gâs' ca mocitâh

> > tatah - then; ca - and; te - they; akshîni - their eyes; unmîlya - opening; punah - again; bhândîram - to Bhândîra; âpitâh - brought; nis'amya - seeing; vismitâh - amazed; âsan - they became; âtmânam - themselves; gâh - the cows; ca - and; mocitâh - saved.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The cowherd boys opened their eyes and were amazed to find not only that they and the cows had been saved from the terrible fire but that they had all been brought back to the Bhândîra tree.

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> > TEXT 14

> > krishnasya yoga-vîryam tad

> > yoga-mâyânubhâvitam

> > dâvâgner âtmanah kshemam

> > vîkshya te menire 'maram

> > krishnasya - of Lord Krishna; yoga-vîryam - the mystic power; tat - that; yoga- mâyâ - by His internal power of illusion; anubhâvitam - effected; dâva- agneh - from the forest fire; âtmanah - of themselves; kshemam - the deliverance; vîkshya - seeing; te - they; menire - thought; amaram - a demigod.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When the cowherd boys saw that they had been saved from the forest fire by the Lord's mystic power, which is manifested by His internal potency, they began to think that Krishna must be a demigod.

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> > TEXT 15

> > gâh sannivartya sâyâhne

> > saha-râmo janârdanah

> > venum viranayan goshthham

> > agâd gopair abhishthutah

> > gâh - the cows; sannivartya - turning back; sâya-ahne - in the late afternoon; saha-râmah - together with Lord Balarâma; janârdanah - S'rî Krishna; venum - His flute; viranayan - playing in a specific way; goshthham - to the cowherd village; agât - He went; gopaih - by the cowherd boys; abhishthutah - being praised.

> > TRANSLATION

> > It was now late in the afternoon, and Lord Krishna, accompanied by Balarâma, turned the cows back toward home. Playing His flute in a special way, Krishna returned to the cowherd village in the company of His cowherd friends, who chanted His glories.

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> > TEXT 16

> > gopînâm paramânanda

> > âsîd govinda-dars'ane

> > kshanam yuga-s'atam iva

> > yâsâm yena vinâbhavat

> > gopînâm - for the young cowherd girls; parama-ânandah - the greatest happiness; âsît - arose; govinda-dars'ane - in seeing Govinda; kshanam - a moment; yuga- s'atam - a hundred millenniums; iva - just as; yâsâm - for whom; yena - whom (Krishna); vinâ - without; abhavat - became.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The young gopîs took the greatest pleasure in seeing Govinda come home, since for them even a moment without His association seemed like a hundred ages.

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