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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
10.79.3210.79.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.79.33

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

ईद‍ृग्विधान्यसङ्ख्यानि बलस्य बलशालिन: ।

अनन्तस्याप्रमेयस्य मायामर्त्यस्य सन्ति हि ॥ ३३ ॥

īdṛg-vidhāny asaṅkhyāni

balasya bala-śālinaḥ

anantasyāprameyasya

māyā-martyasya santi hi

Translation

Countless other such pastimes were performed by mighty Balarāma, the unlimited and immeasurable Supreme Lord, whose mystic Yoga-māyā power makes Him appear to be a human being.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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.

Human Appearance, Unlimited Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    Mighty Lord Balarāma performed countless other pastimes like those described.

  2. 2

    He is the unlimited and immeasurable Supreme Lord. His human appearance does not limit His divine greatness.

  3. 3

    His mystic Yoga-māyā power makes Him appear to be a human being.

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. īdṛk-vidhāniof this sort
  2. asaṅkhyāniuncountable
  3. balasyaof Lord Balarāma
  4. bala-śālinaḥmighty
  5. anantasyaunlimited
  6. aprameyasyaimmeasurable
  7. māyāby His illusory energy
  8. martyasyawho appears as if a mortal
  9. santithere are
  10. hiindeed
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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 remembering His identity as the Supreme Lord when I read about His humanlike activities?

Practice

Read this verse slowly, pausing at “unlimited and immeasurable” to reflect on Lord Balarāma’s greatness.

Live this todayHuman Appearance, Unlimited Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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