Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.19.8

tam āpatantaḿ parito davāgniḿ

gopāś ca gāvaḥ prasamīkṣya bhītāḥ

ūcuś ca kṛṣṇaḿ sa-balaḿ prapannā

yathā hariḿ mṛtyu-bhayārditā janāḥ

SYNONYMS

tam — that; āpatantam — setting upon them; paritaḥ — on all sides; dava-agnim — the forest fire; gopāḥ — the cowherd boys; ca — and; gāvaḥ — the cows; prasamīkṣya — intensely watching; bhītāḥ — afraid; ūcuḥ — they addressed; ca — and; kṛṣṇam — Lord Kṛṣṇa; sa-balam — and Lord Balarāma; prapannāḥ — taking shelter; yathā — as; harim — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; mṛtyu — of death; bhaya — by fear; arditāḥ — troubled; janāḥ — 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 Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma 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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