Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.79.7
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesThe Sages Honor Lord Balarāma
“The exalted sages honored Lord Rāma with sincere prayers and awarded Him infallible blessings. Then they performed His ritual bath, just as the demigods had formally bathed Indra when he killed Vṛtra.”
What the purport teaches
- The exalted sages honored Lord Rāma with sincere prayers.
- They awarded Him infallible blessings and performed His ritual bath.
- Their ceremony is compared to the demigods formally bathing Indra after he killed Vṛtra.
Try this today
Offer one short, sincere prayer of gratitude to Lord Balarāma today.
Ask yourself
What can you learn from the sincerity of the sages’ prayers?
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.