Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.17.24

su-dustarān naḥ svān pāhi

kālāgneḥ suhṛdaḥ prabho

na śaknumas tvac-caraṇaḿ

santyaktum akuto-bhayam

SYNONYMS

su-dustarāt — from the insurmountable; naḥ — us; svān — Your own devotees; pāhi — please protect; kāla-agneḥ — from the fire of death; suhṛdaḥ — Your true friends; prabho — O supreme master; na śaknumaḥ — we are incapable; tvat-caraṇam — Your feet; santyaktum — to give up; akutaḥ-bhayam — which drive away all fear.

TRANSLATION

O Lord, we are Your true friends and devotees. Please protect us from this insurmountable fire of death. We can never give up Your lotus feet, which drive away all fear.

PURPORT

The residents of Vṛndāvana told Kṛṣṇa, "If this deadly fire overcomes us, we will be separated from Your lotus feet, and this is unbearable for us. Therefore, just so that we can go on serving Your lotus feet, please protect us."

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