Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 24


Sanskrit:

सुदुस्तरान्न: स्वान् पाहि कालाग्ने: सुहृद: प्रभो ।न शक्नुमस्त्वच्चरणं सन्त्यक्तुमकुतोभयम् ॥ २४ ॥

ITRANS:

su-dustarān naḥ svān pāhikālāgneḥ suhṛdaḥ prabhona śaknumas tvac-caraṇaṁsantyaktum akuto-bhayam

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.”