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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 11.30.26

Nirodha· Winding up

Balarāma Departs in Meditation

“Lord Balarāma then sat down on the shore of the ocean and fixed Himself in meditation upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Merging Himself within Himself, He gave up this mortal world.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.30.26, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Lord Balarāma sat down on the shore of the ocean.
  • He fixed Himself in meditation upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • Merging Himself within Himself, He gave up this mortal world.

Try this today

Sit quietly for one minute and direct your attention toward the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Ask yourself

How can I make a little room today for focused remembrance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead?

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.

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