Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.78.19-20
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesBalarāma Visits Holy Places
“Lord Balarāma visited the broad Bindu-saras Lake, Tritakūpa, Sudarśana, Viśāla, Brahma-tīrtha, Cakra-tīrtha and the eastward-flowing Sarasvatī. He also went to all the holy places along the Yamunā and the Ganges, O Bhārata, and then He came to the Naimiṣa forest, where great sages were performing an elaborate sacrifice.”
What the purport teaches
- Lord Balarāma visited Bindu-saras Lake, Tritakūpa, Sudarśana, Viśāla, Brahma-tīrtha and Cakra-tīrtha.
- He also visited the eastward-flowing Sarasvatī and all the holy places along the Yamunā and the Ganges.
- He then reached the Naimiṣa forest, where great sages were performing an elaborate sacrifice.
Try this today
Read the names of the holy places aloud once, remembering Balarāma’s visit to them.
Ask yourself
How attentive am I to the sacred places described in the Lord’s travels?
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.