Sri Garga Samhita
BY: SUN STAFF
Apr 18, 2010, CANADA (SUN) —
Canto Eight, Volume Two
Chapter Eleven
Sri Balabhadra-stava-raja
The King of Prayers to Lord Balarama
Text 1
duryodhana uvaca
stotram sri-baladevasya
pradvipaka maha-mune
vada mam kripaya sakshat
sarva-siddhi-pradayakam
Duryodhana said: O Pradvipaka, O great sage, please kindly
tell me the prayer of Lord Balarama, which grants all perfection.
Text 2
sri-pradvipaka uvaca
stava-rajam tu ramasya
vedavyasa-kritam subham
sarva-siddhi-pradam rajan
chrinu kaivalyadam nrinam
Sri Pradvipaka Muni said: O king, please hear the regal
and beautiful prayer of Lord Balarama, a prayer that brings
liberation and all perfection.
Text 3
devadi-deva bhagavan
kama-pala namo 'stu te
namo 'nantaya seshaya
sakshad-ramaya te namah
O master of the demigods, O Supreme Personality of Godhead,
O fulfiller of desires, obeisances to You! O Lord Ananta Sesha,
obeisances to You! O Lord Balarama, obeisances to You!
Text 4
dhara-dharaya purnaya
sva-dhamne sira-panaye
sahasra-sirase nityam
namah sankarshanaya te
O Lord who maintains the earth, O glorious Lord, O perfect
and complete Lord, O Lord who holds a plow in Your hand, O Lord
who has a thousand heads, O Lord Sankarshana, eternal obeisances
to You!
Text 5
revati-ramana tvam vai
baladevacyutagraja
halayudha pralamba-ghna
pahi mam purushottama
O husband of Revati, O Lord Balarama, O elder brother of
Lord Krishna, O Lord who holds a plow-weapon, O killer of
Pralambasura, O Supreme Personality of Godhead, please protect
me!
Text 6
balaya balabhadraya
talankaya namo namah
nilambaraya gauraya
rauhineyaya te namah
O Lord Balarama, who carries a palm-tree flag, obeisances to You! O son of Rohini, O fair-complexioned Lord dressed in blue
garments, obeisances to You!
Text 7
dhenukarir mushtikarih
kutarir balvalantakah
rukmy-arih kupakarnarih
kumbhandaris tvam eva hi
You are the enemy of Dhenuka, the enemy of Mushtika, the
enemy of Kuta, the killer of Balvala, the enemy of Rukmi, the
enemy of Kupakarna, and the enemy of Kumbhanda.
Text 8
kalindi-bhedano 'si tvam
hastinapura-karshakah
dvividarir yadavendro
vraja-mandala-mandanah
You are the Lord who broke the Yamuna and dragged
Hastinapura. You are the enemy of Dvivida. You are the king of
the Yadavas. You are the ornament of Vraja's circle.
Text 9
kamsa-bhratri-prahantasi
tirtha-yatra-karah prabhuh
duryodhana-guruh sakshat
pahi pahi prabho tv atah
You are the killer of Kamsa's brothers. You are the supreme
master, the Lord who went on pilgrimage, and Duryodhana's guru. O
master, please protect me! Please protect me!
Text 10
jaya jayacyuta-deva parat para
svayam ananta-dig-anta-gata-sruta
sura-munindra-phanindra-caraya te
musaline baline haline namah
O infallible Lord, greater than the greatest, O Lord whose
glories are heard in all directions without limit, glory to You!
Glory to You! O Lord served by the demigods, the kings of the
sages, and the kings of the serpents, O powerful Lord who holds a
plow and a club, obeisances to You!
Text 11
yah pathet satatam stavanam narah
sa tu hareh paramam padam avrajet
jagati sarva-balam tv ari-mardanam
bhavati tasya dhanam sva-janam dhanam
A person who regularly recites this prayer attains Lord Hari's
transcendental abode. All the strength in the universe is his. He
crushes his enemies. He attains great wealth and a great dynasty.
