Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.65.19
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesVaruṇa Sends Divine Vāruṇī
“Sent by the demigod Varuṇa, the divine vāruṇī liquor flowed from a tree hollow and made the entire forest even more fragrant with its sweet aroma.”
What the purport teaches
- Sent by Varuṇa, divine vāruṇī liquor flows from a tree hollow. Its sweet aroma makes the whole forest more fragrant.
- Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that vāruṇī is liquor distilled from honey.
- The goddess Vāruṇī, Varuṇa’s daughter, presides over this divine liquor. She tells Balarāma that her father has sent her to Him, addressing Him as the sinless one.
Try this today
Pause today to remember Lord Balarāma as the sinless one, using Vāruṇī’s respectful words.
Ask yourself
What does Vāruṇī’s address, “O sinless one,” help you remember about Balarāma?
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.