Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 10.82.1
Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devoteesUnderstanding the Reunion’s Place in Time
“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Once, while Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa were living in Dvārakā, there occurred a great eclipse of the sun, just as if the end of Lord Brahmā’s day had come.”
What the purport teaches
- While Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa were living in Dvārakā, a great solar eclipse occurred. It appeared as if Lord Brahmā’s day were ending.
- The purport explains that this reunion at Kurukṣetra is narrated out of chronological sequence. It occurred after Lord Baladeva’s visit to Vraja and before Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rājasūya sacrifice.
- At the eclipse, the Kurus met in friendship and happily shared Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s company. This helps establish that the meeting preceded the later hostility.
Try this today
Reread the translation, noting that the eclipse only appeared like the end of Lord Brahmā’s day.
Ask yourself
How does knowing that this was a friendly gathering help me approach the reunion?
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.