{"id":6768,"date":"2024-02-19T18:21:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T12:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discoverursupersoul.com\/?p=6768"},"modified":"2024-02-19T18:21:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T12:51:05","slug":"srimad-bhagavatam-10-7916-18-lord-balarama-teaches-us-what-to-do-in-the-holy-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minivetsystem.com\/iskcon\/srimad-bhagavatam-10-7916-18-lord-balarama-teaches-us-what-to-do-in-the-holy-places\/","title":{"rendered":"\u015ar\u012bmad-Bh\u0101gavatam 10.79,16-18| Lord Balarama teaches us what to do in the holy places"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lord Balarama personally teaches us all what to do when we visit the holy places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Mahabharat war was about to take place then Lord Balarama decided not to take side of the Pandavas or the Kauravas.<\/strong> \u00a0Instead, he decided to travel to holy places. Generally, people go on pilgrimage to purify themselves and attain freedom from sins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Lord Balarama is the first expansion of Krishna, he is free from all sins. In fact, by taking his shelter people become free of all the sins.\u00a0 Then what was the need for him to go to these holy places?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lord Balarama is Adi guru, the first spiritual master. And the spiritual master teaches many important lessons to the people<\/strong> by his personal example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, by visiting the dhams (holy places) Lord Balarama is teaching us the necessity of going on pilgrimage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it is not just about going to these holy places, but it is also equally important to know what to do when we are in these sacred places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three activities of Lord Balarama<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We see that Lord Balarama primarily did three things in dhams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. He took bath in the holy rivers.<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

He bathed in rivers like Kau\u015bik\u012b, Saray\u016b, Gomat\u012b, Ga\u1e47\u1e0dak\u012b, Vip\u0101\u015b\u0101, \u015ao\u1e47a,Ganges,Ve\u1e47\u0101,Pamp\u0101, Bh\u012bmarath\u012b, K\u0101ver\u012b and in the seven branches of the God\u0101var\u012b River. He also went to to Pray\u0101ga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. He gave charity<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At R\u0101me\u015bvaram, he gave ten thousand cows<\/strong> to br\u0101hma\u1e47as in charity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. He associated with the saintly people<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

During his pilgrimage he met great sages like Pulaha \u1e5a\u1e63i & Agastya \u1e5a\u1e63i. He offered prayers to Agastya \u1e5a\u1e63i and got blessings from the great sage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So, Lord Balarama teaches us what activities we should do when we are in the holy places<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the footsteps of Lord Balarama<\/mark><\/a>, we should also take out time to visit holy places. And also perform above three activities which will purify us from the sins<\/strong> and take us closer to Krishna. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u015ar\u012bmad-Bh\u0101gavatam 10.79,16-18<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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“There at Setubandha [R\u0101me\u015bvaram] Lord Hal\u0101yudha gave br\u0101hma\u1e47as ten thousand cows in charity. He then visited the K\u1e5btam\u0101l\u0101 and T\u0101mrapar\u1e47\u012b rivers and the great Malaya Mountains. In the Malaya range Lord Balar\u0101ma found Agastya \u1e5a\u1e63i sitting in meditation. <\/strong>After bowing down to the sage, the Lord offered him prayers and then received blessings from him.<\/strong> Taking leave from Agastya, He proceeded to the shore of the southern ocean, where He saw Goddess Durg\u0101 in her form of Kany\u0101-kum\u0101r\u012b. Next He went to Ph\u0101lguna-t\u012brtha and bathed in the sacred Pa\u00f1c\u0101psar\u0101 Lake<\/strong>, where Lord Vi\u1e63\u1e47u had directly manifested Himself. At this place He gave away another ten thousand cows.” \u015ar\u012bmad-Bh\u0101gavatam 10.79,16-18<\/mark><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lord Balarama personally teaches us all what to do when we visit the holy places. When Mahabharat war was about to take place then Lord Balarama decided not to take side of the Pandavas or the Kauravas. \u00a0Instead, he decided to travel to holy places. Generally, people go on pilgrimage to purify themselves and attain… <\/p>\n

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