Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.15.28
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBalarāma Brings Down the Fruits
“Lord Balarāma entered the Tāla forest first. Then with His two arms He began forcefully shaking the trees with the power of a maddened elephant, causing the tāla fruits to fall to the ground.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Balarāma enters the Tāla forest first.
- With His two arms, He forcefully shakes the palm trees.
- His strength is compared to that of a maddened elephant. His shaking causes the tāla fruits to fall to the ground.
Try this today
Read the verse once with attention to each action Lord Balarāma performs.
Ask yourself
What impression of Lord Balarāma’s strength does this description give you?
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.