Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.15.34
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBalarāma’s Pastime Shakes the Forest
“Because of Lord Balarāma’s pastime of throwing the body of the ass demon into the top of the tallest palm tree, all the trees began shaking and striking against one another as if blown about by powerful winds.”
What the purport teaches
- Throwing the ass demon’s body into the tallest palm tree was a pastime of Lord Balarāma.
- The palm trees began shaking and striking against one another.
- The movement of all the trees resembled the effect of powerful winds.
Try this today
Spend a moment recalling the verse’s image of the trees shaking through Lord Balarāma’s pastime.
Ask yourself
How does the comparison to powerful winds help you picture this pastime?
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.