Chapter Eleven Śrī Balabhadra-stava-rāja The King of Prayers to Lord Balarāma

duryodhana uvāca — Duryodhana said ; stotram — prayer ; śrī-baladevasya — of Lord Balarāma ; prāḍvipāka — Śrī Prāḍvipāka Muni ; mahā-mune — O great sages ; vada — please tell ; mām — me ; kṛpayā — mercifully ; sākṣāt — directly ; sarva-siddhi-pradāyakam — giving all perfection.

śrī-prāḍvipāka uvāca — Śrī Prāḍvipāka Muni said ; stava — of prayers ; rājam — the king ; tu — indeed ; rāmasya — of Lord Balarāma ; vedavyāsa-kṛtam — written by Vedavyāsa ; śubham — auspicious ; sarva-siddhi-pradam — giving all perfection ; rājan — O king ; śṛnu — please hear ; kaivalyadam — giving liberation ; nṛṇām — to the living entities.

devādi-deva — O master of the demigods ; bhagavan — O Supreme Personality of Godhead ; kāma-pāla — O fulfiller of desires ; namah — obeisances ; astu — should be ; te — to You ; namah — obeisances ; anantāya śeṣāya — to Ananta Śeṣa ; sākṣād-rāmāya — who is directly Lord Balarāma ; te — to You ; namah — obeisances.

dharā-dharāya — the maintainer of the earth ; pūrṇāya — perfect and complete ; sva-dhāmne — glorious ; sīra-pāṇaye — plow in hand ; sahasra-śirase — a thousand heads ; nityam — always ; namah — obeisances ; saṅkarṣaṇāyA — to Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa ; te — to You.

revatī-ramaṇa — O husband of Revatī ; tvam — You ; vai — indeed ; baladeva — Balarāma ; acyutāgraja — O elder brother of Lord Kṛṣṇa ; halāyudha — carrying a plow-weapon ; pralamba-ghna — killer of Pralambāsura ; pāhi — please proetct ; mām — me ; puruṣottama — O Supreme Personality of Godhead.

balāya — to Lord Balarāma ; balabhadrāya — to Lord Balarāma ; tālāṅkāya — who carries the palm-tree flag ; namah — obeisances ; namah — obeisances ; nīlāmbarāya — who wears blue garments ; gaurāya — whose complexion is fair ; rauhiṇeyāya — to the son of Rohiṇī ; te — to You ; namah — obeisances.

dhenukārih — the enemy of Dhenuka ; muṣṭikārih — the enemy of Muṣṭika ; kūṭārih — the enemy of Kūṭa ; balvalāntakah — the killer of Balvala ; rukmy-arih — the enemy of Rukmi ; kūpakarṇārih — the enemy of Kupakarna ; kumbhandārih — the enemy of Kumbandha ; tvam — You ; eva — indeed ; hi — indeed.

kālindī — of the Yamunā ; bhedanah — the breaker ; asi — You are ; tvam — You ; hastināpura-karṣakah — the dragger of Hastināpura ; dvividārih — the enemy of Dvivida ; yādavendrah — the king of the Yadavas ; vraja-maṇḍala-maṇḍaṇah — the ornament of the circle of Vraja.

kaṁsa-bhrātṛ-prahantā — the killer of Kaṁsa's brothers ; asi — You are ; tīrtha-yātrā-karah — a pilgrim ; prabhuh — the master ; duryodhana-guruh — the guru of Duryodhana ; sākṣāt — directly ; pāhi — please protect ; pāhi — please protect ; prabhah — O Lord ; tv — indeed ; atah — then.

jaya — glory ; jaya — glory ; acyuta-deva — O infallible Lord ; parāt — than the greatest ; para — greater ; svayam — directly ; ananta-dig-anta-gata-śruta — whose glories are heard in all directions without limit ; sura-munīndra-phaṇīndra-carāya — worshiped by the demigods, the kings of the sages, and the kings of the serpents ; te — to You ; musaline — holding a club ; baline — powerful ; haline — holding a plow ; namaḥ — obeisances.

yah — one who ; paṭhet — recites ; satatam — regulalrly ; stavanam — prayer ; narah — person ; sa — he ; tu — indeed ; hareh — of Lord Hari ; paramam — supreme ; padam — abode ; āvrajet — attains ; jagati — in the universe ; sarva-balam — all strength ; tv — indeed ; ari-mardanam — crushing enemies ; bhavati — is ; tasya — of him ; dhanam — wealth ; sva-janam — kinsmen ; dhanam — wealth.