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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 65: Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana
10.65.3310.66.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.65.34

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.65.30inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवं सर्वा निशा याता एकेव रमतो व्रजे ।

रामस्याक्षिप्तचित्तस्य माधुर्यैर्व्रजयोषिताम् ॥ ३४ ॥

evaṁ sarvā niśā yātā

ekeva ramato vraje

rāmasyākṣipta-cittasya

mādhuryair vraja-yoṣitām

Translation

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.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Each Night a Completely New Experience

  1. 1

    Lord Balarāma enjoyed in Vraja, His mind enchanted by the exquisite charm and beauty of Vraja’s young ladies.

  2. 2

    The purport explains that their charming pastimes made each night a completely new experience.

  3. 3

    Thus all the nights passed for Him as if they were a single night.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Balarāma was enchanted by the charming pastimes of the beautiful young ladies of Vraja.
  • Thus each night was a completely new experience, and all the nights passed as if they were a single night.
  • Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Conflict and affection → Devotional wonder. Divine intimacy coexists with royal duties.

Chapters 60–69 of Canto 10: Palace life, family bonds and heroic protection. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 65: Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

While Lord Balarāma played, His mind became enchanted by the gopīs’ pastimes. Thus the many nights He spent in their company seemed to Him like a single night.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.65
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. evamin this manner
  2. sarvāall
  3. niśāḥthe nights
  4. yātāḥpassed
  5. ekāone
  6. ivaas if
  7. ramataḥwho was enjoying
  8. vrajein Vraja
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I giving my reading enough attention to appreciate the freshness of the Lord’s pastimes?

Practice

Read this verse once more as devotional service, noticing one detail you previously passed over.

Live this todayEach Night a Completely New ExperienceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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