Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.65.34
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesEach Night a Completely New Experience
“Thus for Lord Balarāma all the nights passed like a single night as He enjoyed in Vraja, His mind enchanted by the exquisite charm and beauty of Vraja’s young ladies.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Balarāma enjoyed in Vraja, His mind enchanted by the exquisite charm and beauty of Vraja’s young ladies.
- The purport explains that their charming pastimes made each night a completely new experience.
- Thus all the nights passed for Him as if they were a single night.
Try this today
Read this verse once more as devotional service, noticing one detail you previously passed over.
Ask yourself
Am I giving my reading enough attention to appreciate the freshness of the Lord’s pastimes?
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.