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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  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 79: Lord Balarāma Goes on Pilgrimage
10.79.2910.79.31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.79.30

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.79.28inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तं पुनर्नैमिषं प्राप्तमृषयोऽयाजयन् मुदा ।

क्रत्वङ्गं क्रतुभि: सर्वैर्निवृत्ताखिलविग्रहम् ॥ ३० ॥

taṁ punar naimiṣaṁ prāptam

ṛṣayo ’yājayan mudā

kratv-aṅgaṁ kratubhiḥ sarvair

nivṛttākhila-vigraham

Translation

Later Lord Balarāma returned to Naimiṣāraṇya, where the sages joyfully engaged Him, the embodiment of all sacrifice, in performing various kinds of Vedic sacrifice. Lord Balarāma was now retired from warfare.

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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.

The Supreme Lord Teaches by Example

  1. 1

    The sages at Naimiṣāraṇya welcomed Lord Balarāma with affection. Always favoring peace and tranquillity, they were pleased that He had retired from warfare.

  2. 2

    Lord Balarāma is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the enjoyer of all sacrifices. He had no need to perform sacrifices recommended for ordinary human beings.

  3. 3

    His performance of sacrifices was exemplary. He taught ordinary people to abide by the injunctions of the Vedas.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “[When Lord Balarāma] went to the holy place of pilgrimage at Naimiṣāraṇya,… the sages, saintly persons and brāhmaṇas all stood up to receive Him.
  • All of them embraced Balarāma with great affection and induced Him to perform various kinds of sacrifices in that sacred spot of Naimiṣāraṇya.
  • Actually Lord Balarāma had no business performing the sacrifices recommended for ordinary human beings; He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore He Himself is the enjoyer of all such sacrifices.

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

War and pride → Justice and protection. The public expression of divine power comes to the foreground.

Chapters 70–79 of Canto 10: Kingship, Jarāsandha and royal challenges. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 79: Lord Balarāma Goes on Pilgrimage

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Some time later, Balarāma again went to the Naimiṣāraṇya forest, where the sages performed a number of fire sacrifices on His behalf. Lord Baladeva reciprocated by granting the sages transcendental knowledge and revealing to them His eternal identity.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.79
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tamHim, Lord Balarāma
  2. punaḥagain
  3. naimiṣamat Naimiṣāraṇya
  4. prāptamarrived
  5. ṛṣayaḥthe sages
  6. ayājayanengaged in performing Vedic sacrifices
  7. mudāwith pleasure
  8. kratuof all sacrifices
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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

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.79

    In this verse: “favoring”

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

What can I learn from the Lord’s willingness to teach through His own actions?

Practice

Choose one action today that sets a peaceful example rather than encourages a quarrel.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Teaches by ExampleThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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