Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.19.7
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Forest Fire Surrounds Everyone
“Suddenly a great forest fire appeared on all sides, threatening to destroy all the forest creatures. Like a chariot driver, the wind swept the fire onward, and terrible sparks shot in all directions. Indeed, the great fire extended its tongues of flame toward all moving and nonmoving creatures.”
What the purport teaches
- Just as Kṛṣṇa, Balarāma and the cowherd boys were about to take the cows home, the forest fire raged out of control.
- The fire surrounded them, driven onward by the wind like a chariot guided by its driver.
- Terrible sparks and tongues of flame threatened all moving and nonmoving creatures in the forest.
Try this today
Reread the verse slowly, noticing how the fire threatened all the forest’s creatures.
Ask yourself
How does this description help me recognize the danger faced by every creature there?
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.