Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.13.28
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesEven Balarāma Was Captivated
“One day, five or six nights before the completion of the year, Kṛṣṇa, tending the calves, entered the forest along with Balarāma.”
What the purport teaches
- Five or six nights before the year ended, Kṛṣṇa entered the forest with Balarāma while tending the calves.
- Until then, even Balarāma was captivated by the bewilderment that covered Brahmā. He did not know that the calves and boys were expansions of Kṛṣṇa.
- Balarāma also did not know that He Himself was an expansion of Kṛṣṇa. This was disclosed to Him only five or six days before the year’s completion.
Try this today
Pause after reading and acknowledge one thing about Kṛṣṇa’s expansions that you do not yet understand.
Ask yourself
How does Balarāma’s bewilderment encourage humility in my understanding of Kṛṣṇa?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points, practice and question are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport. Read the full purport to go deeper.