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Discourse XIX
The Lord swallows up a wild fire (again) (Preamble)
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श्रीशुक उवाच ।
क्रीडासक्तेषु गोपेषु तद्गावो दूरचारिणीः ।
स्वैरं चरन्त्यो विविशुस्तृणलोभेन गह्वरम् ॥ १॥
अजा गावो महिष्यश्च निर्विशन्त्यो वनाद्वनम् ।
इषीकाटवीं निर्विविशुः क्रन्दन्त्यो दावतर्षिताः ॥ २॥
तेऽपश्यन्तः पशून् गोपाः कृष्णरामादयस्तदा ।
जातानुतापा न विदुर्विचिन्वन्तो गवां गतिम् ॥ ३॥
तृणैस्तत्खुरदच्छिन्नैर्गोष्पदैरङ्कितैर्गवाम् ।
मार्गमन्वगमन् सर्वे नष्टाजीव्या विचेतसः ॥ ४॥
मुञ्जाटव्यां भ्रष्टमार्गं क्रन्दमानं स्वगोधनम् ।
सम्प्राप्य तृषिताः श्रान्तास्ततस्ते सन्न्यवर्तयन् ॥ ५॥
ता आहूता भगवता मेघगम्भीरया गिरा ।
स्वनाम्नां निनदं श्रुत्वा प्रतिनेदुः प्रहर्षिताः ॥ ६॥
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Śrī Śuka began again : While the cowherd boys were absorbed in play, their cows, grazing at will, strayed afar and, tempted by (green) grass, entered a dense forest. (1)
Moving from forest to forest, the she-goats, cows and she-buffaloes felt thirsty from heat and, wailing loudly, entered a thicket of rushes. (2)
Not perceiving the cattle, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Balarāma and the other Gopas were now filled with remorse but could not find any trace of the cows even though they searched for them. (3)
The Gopas, whose very means of livelihood had (thus) been lost and who (consequently) felt (very) perturbed, all followed the track of the cows with the help of the blades of grass cut by their hoofs and teeth and marked by their footprints. (4)
Having duly found their cattle-wealth, whose passage had been intercepted in that thicket of rushes and which was piteously crying, the cowherds, who were seized with thirst and felt exhausted (too), successfully drove it back from the thicket. (5)
Called by the Lord in a tone deep as the rumbling of clouds, the cows responded to His call, overjoyed as they were to hear the shouting of their names. (6) (1-6)
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ततः समन्ताद्वनधूमकेतु-
र्यदृच्छयाभूत्क्षयकृद्वनौकसाम् ।
समीरितः सारथिनोल्बणोल्मुकै-
र्विलेलिहानः स्थिरजङ्गमान् महान् ॥ ७॥
तमापतन्तं परितो दवाग्निं
गोपाश्च गावः प्रसमीक्ष्य भीताः ।
ऊचुश्च कृष्णं सबलं प्रपन्ना
यथा हरिं मृत्युभयार्दिता जनाः ॥ ८॥
कृष्ण कृष्ण महावीर हे रामामितविक्रम ।
दावाग्निना दह्यमानान् प्रपन्नांस्त्रातुमर्हथः ॥ ९॥
नूनं त्वद्बान्धवाः कृष्ण न चार्हन्त्यवसादितुम् ।
वयं हि सर्वधर्मज्ञ त्वन्नाथास्त्वत्परायणाः ॥ १०॥
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Presently, by the will of Providence there broke out on all sides a huge wild fire playing havoc with the inhabitants of the forest and, lapping with its (tonguelike) fearful flames the animate and inanimate beings, now that it was fanned by the wind (its helpmate). (7)
The cowherds as well as the cows felt dismayed to discern the forest conflagration advancing on every side and, flying for succour to Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma—even as people stricken with the fear of death would seek Śrī Hari—spoke (as follows). (8)
"O Kṛṣṇa, the Enchanter of all, O mighty hero, O Rāma of immeasurable prowess, be pleased to protect us, who are being burnt by a wild fire and have sought You (as our refuge). (9)
Surely, Your relations, O Kṛṣṇa, do not deserve to undergo suffering. We have as a matter of fact You (alone) as our protector and ultimate refuge, O knower of all righteousness !" (10) (7-10)
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श्रीशुक उवाच ।
वचो निशम्य कृपणं बन्धूनां भगवान् हरिः ।
निमीलयत मा भैष्ट लोचनानीत्यभाषत ॥ ११॥
तथेति मीलिताक्षेषु भगवानग्निमुल्बणम् ।
पीत्वा मुखेन तान् कृच्छ्राद्योगाधीशो व्यमोचयत् ॥ १२॥
ततश्च तेऽक्षीण्युन्मील्य पुनर्भाण्डीरमापिताः ।
निशाम्य विस्मिता आसन्नात्मानं गाश्च मोचिताः ॥ १३॥
कृष्णस्य योगवीर्यं तद्योगमायानुभावितम् ।
दावाग्नेरात्मनः क्षेमं वीक्ष्य ते मेनिरेऽमरम् ॥ १४॥
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Śrī Śuka continued : Hearing the piteous prayer of His friends, Lord Śrī Hari said, "Shut your eyes and do not be afraid." (11)
When they had shut their eyes saying "Be it so," the Lord, the Master of Yoga (mystic powers), swallowed up the terrible fire and (thus) completely rid them of the peril. (12)
Nay, on opening their eyes they stood amazed to find themselves as well as the cows rescued and brought to Bhāṇḍīra.* (13)
Perceiving that Yogic power of Śrī Kṛṣṇa—manifested by His Yogamāyā—which had brought about their deliverance from a wild fire, they believed Him to be an immortal. (14) (11-14)
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गाः सन्निवर्त्य सायाह्ने सह रामो जनार्दनः ।
वेणुं विरणयन् गोष्ठमगाद्गोपैरभिष्टुतः ॥ १५॥
गोपीनां परमानन्द आसीद्गोविन्ददर्शने ।
क्षणं युगशतमिव यासां येन विनाभवत् ॥ १६॥
इति श्रीमद्भागवते महापुराणे पारमहंस्यां संहितायां
दशमस्कन्धे पूर्वार्धे दवाग्निपानं नामैकोनविंशोऽध्यायः ॥ १९॥
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Driving back the cows at eventide, Śrī Kṛṣṇa (who is solicited by the people), accompanied by Balarāma, withdrew to Vraja playing on His flute and extolled on all sides by cowherd boys.(15)
Supreme was the joy of the Gopis (of Vraja) at the sight of Śrī Kṛṣṇa (the Protector of cow), in whose absence a single moment hung heavy on them as a hundred Yugas. (16)
Thus ends the nineteenth discourse entitled "Śrī Kṛṣṇa swallows up a wild fire (again)" in the first half of Book Ten of the great and glorious Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, otherwise known as the Paramahārṣa-Sarhhitā. (15-16)
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