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.