Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.65.18
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBalarāma Enjoys Beside the Yamunā
“In the company of numerous women, Lord Balarāma enjoyed in a garden by the Yamunā River. This garden was bathed in the rays of the full moon and caressed by breezes bearing the fragrance of night-blooming lotuses.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Balarāma enjoys with numerous women in a garden beside the Yamunā River.
- Full-moon rays bathe the garden, while breezes carry the fragrance of night-blooming lotuses.
- The purport identifies this small forest as Śrīrāma-ghaṭṭa. It is far from the place of Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s rāsa dance.
Try this today
Read the translation slowly once, keeping your attention on Lord Balarāma in the setting described.
Ask yourself
How do the moonlight, breeze and lotus fragrance help you attend to this description?
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.