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KB 1970-1-19 / Devouring the Forest Fire
19 / Devouring the Forest Fire
While Krsna and Balarama and Their friends were engaged in the
pastimes described above, the cows, being unobserved, began to
wander off on their own, entering farther and farther into the
deepest part of the forest, allured by fresh grasses. The goats,
cows and buffalo traveled from one forest to another and
entered the forest known as Isikatavi. This forest was full of
green grass, and therefore they were allured; but when they
entered, they saw that there was a forest fire, and they began
to cry. On the other side, Balarama and Krsna, along with Their
friends, could not find their animals, and they became very
aggrieved. They began to trace the cows by following their
footprints, as well as the path of eaten grass. All of the boys
were fearing that their very means of livelihood, the cows,
were now lost.
Soon, however, they
heard the crying of their cows.
Krsna began to call the cows by their respective names, with
great noise. Upon hearing Krsna calling, the cows immediately
replied with joy. But by this time the forest fire
surrounded all of them, and the situation appeared to be very
fearful. The flames increased as the wind blew very quickly,
and it appeared that everything movable and immovable would be
devoured. All the cows and the boys became very frightened, and
they looked towards Balarama the way a dying man
looks at the picture of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
They said, "Dear Krsna and Balarama, we
are now burning from the heat of this blazing fire.
Let us take shelter of Your lotus feet. We know You can
protect us from this great danger. Our dear friend Krsna, we
are Your intimate friends. It is not right that we should
suffer in this way. We are all completely dependent on You, and
You are the knower of all religious life. We do not know anyone
except You."
The Personality of Godhead heard the appealing voices of His
friends, and casting a pleasing glance over them, He began to
answer. By speaking through His eyes, He impressed His
friends that there was no cause for fear
. Then Krsna, the supreme mystic, the powerful
Personality of Godhead, immediately swallowed up all the flames
of the fire. The cows and boys were thus saved from imminent
danger. Out of fear, the boys were almost unconscious, but when
they regained their consciousness and opened their eyes, they
saw that they were again in the forest with Krsna,
Balarama and the cows. They were astonished to see that they
were completely free from the attack of the blazing fire and
that the cows were saved. They secretly thought that Krsna must
not be an ordinary boy, but some demigod.
In the evening, Krsna and Balarama, along with the boys and
cows, returned to Vrndavana, playing Their flutes. As they
approached the village, all the gopis became very joyous.
Throughout the day the gopis used to think of Krsna while He
was in the forest, and in His absence they were considering one
moment to be like twelve years.
Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the Nineteenth Chapter
of Krsna, "Devouring the Forest Fire."
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KB 19: Devouring the Forest Fire
CHAPTER NINETEEN
Devouring the Forest Fire
While Krsna and Balarama and Their friends were engaged in the
pastimes described above, the cows, being unobserved, began to
wander off on their own, entering farther and farther into the
deepest part of the forest, allured by fresh grasses. The goats,
cows and buffalo traveled from one forest to another and
entered the forest known as Isikatavi. This forest was full of
green grass, and therefore they were allured; but when they
entered, they saw that there was a forest fire, and they began
to cry. On the other side Balarama and Krsna, along with Their
friends, could not find their animals, and they became very
much aggrieved. They began to trace the cows by following their
footprints, as well as the path of eaten grass. All of the boys
were fearing that their very means of livelihood, the cows,
were now lost. When searching out the cows in the forest, they
themselves became very tired and thirsty. Soon, however, they
heard the crying of their cows. Then with a resounding voice
Krsna began to call the cows by their respective names
. Upon hearing Krsna calling, the cows immediately
replied with joy. But by this time the forest fire had
surrounded all of them, and the situation appeared to be very
fearful. The flames increased as the wind blew very quickly,
and it appeared that everything movable and immovable would be
devoured. All the cows and the boys became very frightened, and
they looked toward Balarama and Krsna the way a dying man
looks at the picture of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
They said, "Dear Krsna! Dear Krsna! You and Balarama are very
powerful. We are now burning from the heat of this blazing fire.
Let us take shelter of Your lotus feet. We know You can
protect us from this great danger. Our dear friend Krsna, we
are Your intimate friends. It is not right that we should
suffer in this way. We are all completely dependent on You, and
You are the knower of all religious life. We do not know anyone
except You."
The Personality of Godhead heard the appealing voices of His
friends, and casting a pleasing glance over them, He began to
answer. By speaking through His eyes, He impressed upon His
friends that there was no cause for fear, and He assured them, "
Don't worry." Then Krsna, the supreme mystic, the powerful
Personality of Godhead, immediately swallowed up all the flames
of the fire. The cows and boys were thus saved from imminent
danger. Out of fear, the boys were almost unconscious, but when
they regained their consciousness and opened their eyes, they
saw that they were again in the Bhandira forest with Krsna,
Balarama and the cows. They were astonished to see that they
were completely free from the attack of the blazing fire and
that the cows were saved. They secretly thought that Krsna must
be not an ordinary boy but some demigod.
In the evening, Krsna and Balarama, along with the boys and
cows, returned to Vrndavana, playing Their flutes. As they
approached the village, all the gopis became very joyous.
Throughout the day the gopis used to think of Krsna while He
was in the forest, and in His absence they were considering one
moment to be like twelve years.
Thus ends the Bhaktivedanta purport of the Nineteenth Chapter
of Krsna, "Devouring the Forest Fire."
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