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ŚB 10.19.12

तथेति मीलिताक्षेषु भगवानग्निमुल्बणम् ।
पीत्वा मुखेन तान्कृच्छ्राद् योगाधीशो व्यमोचयत् ॥ १२ ॥
tatheti mīlitākṣeṣu
bhagavān agnim ulbaṇam
pītvā mukhena tān kṛcchrād
yogādhīśo vyamocayat

Synonyms

tathāall right; itithus speaking; mīlitaclosing; akṣeṣutheir eyes; bhagavānthe Supreme Lord; agnimthe fire; ulbaṇamterrible; pītvādrinking; mukhenawith His mouth; tānthem; kṛcchrātfrom the danger; yoga-adhīśaḥthe supreme controller of all mystic power; vyamocayatdelivered.

Translation

“All right,” the boys replied, and immediately closed their eyes. Then the Supreme Lord, the master of all mystic power, opened His mouth and swallowed the terrible fire, saving His friends from danger.

Purport

The cowherd boys were suffering from extreme fatigue, hunger and thirst, and were about to be consumed by a horrible forest fire. All this is indicated here by the word kṛcchrāt.