SB 10.19.1

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Tenth Canto, Chapter 19: Swallowing the Forest Fire

SB 10.19.2

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 1

śrī-śuka uvāca
krīḍāsakteṣu gopeṣu
tad-gāvo dūra-cāriṇīḥ
svairaṁ carantyo viviśus
tṛṇa-lobhena gahvaram

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvāca—Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; krīḍā—in their playing; āsakteṣu—while they were completely absorbed; gopeṣu—the cowherd boys; tat-gāvaḥ—their cows; dūra-cāriṇīḥ—wandering far away; svairam—independently; carantyaḥ—grazing; viviśuḥ—they entered; tṛṇa—for grass; lobhena—out of greed; gahvaram—a dense forest.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī 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.

SB 10.19.2