Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.19.13
Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protectionAmazed by Kṛṣṇa’s Rescue
“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 Bhāṇḍīra tree.”
What the purport teaches
- When the cowherd boys opened their eyes, they saw that they had been saved from the terrible fire.
- The cows had also been saved, and all of them had been brought back to the Bhāṇḍīra tree.
- The boys were amazed to discover both their rescue and their return to the tree.
Try this today
Reread the translation and pause to appreciate that both the boys and the cows were saved.
Ask yourself
What amazes you most about what the boys discovered when they opened their eyes?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.