> > S'rîmad Bhâgavatam - Canto 10
> > Sanskrit, word-for-word and original translation of Swami Prabhupâda
> > (for the purports one will have to consult the books under the copyright of the BBT)

> > *******

> > Canto 10: 'Summum Bonum'

> > *******

> > Chapter Seventy-nine: Lord Balarâma Goes on Pilgrimage

> > TEXT 1

> > s'rî-s'uka uvâca

> > tatah parvany upâvritte

> > pracandah pâms'u-varshanah

> > bhîmo vâyur abhûd râjan

> > pûya-gandhas tu sarvas'ah

> > s'rî-s'ukah uvâca - S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said; tatah - then; parvani - the new-moon day; upâvritte - when it came; pracandah - fierce; pâms'u - dust; varshanah - raining; bhîmah - frightening; vâyuh - a wind; abhût - arose; râjan - O King (Parîkchit); pûya - of pus; gandhah - the smell; tu - and; sarvas'ah - all over.

> > TRANSLATION

> > S'ukadeva Gosvâmî said: Then, on the new-moon day, O King, a fierce and frightening wind arose, scattering dust all about and spreading the smell of pus everywhere.

> > ******

> > TEXT 2

> > tato 'medhya-mayam varsham

> > balvalena vinirmitam

> > abhavad yajn'a-s'âlâyâm

> > so 'nvadris'yata s'ûla-dhrik

> > tatah - then; amedhya - abominable things; mayam - full of; varsham - a rain; balvalena - by Balvala; vinirmitam - produced; abhavat - occurred; yajn'a - of the sacrifice; s'âlâyâm - upon the arena; sah - he, Balvala; anvadris'yata - appeared after this; s'ûla - a trident; dhrik - carrying.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Next, onto the sacrificial arena came a downpour of abominable things sent by Balvala, after which the demon himself appeared, trident in hand.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 3 - 4

> > tam vilokya brihat-kâyam

> > bhinnân'jana-cayopamam

> > tapta-tâmra-s'ikhâ-s'mas'rum

> > damshthrogra-bhru-kuthî-mukham

> > sasmâra mûshalam râmah

> > para-sainya-vidâranam

> > halam ca daitya-damanam

> > te tûrnam upatasthatuh

> > tam - him; vilokya - seeing; brihat - immense; kâyam - whose body; bhinna - broken; an'jana - of black eye-makeup; caya - a pile; upamam - resembling; tapta - burning; tâmra - (colored like) copper; s'ikhâ - whose topknot; s'mas'rum - and beard; damshthrâ - with its teeth; ugra - fearsome; bhru - of eyebrows; kuthî - with furrows; mukham - whose face;

> > sasmâra - remembered; mûshalam - His club; râmah - Lord Balarâma; para - opposing; sainya - armies; vidâranam - which tears asunder; halam - His plow; ca - and; daitya - demons; damanam - which subdues; te - they; tûrnam - at once; upatasthatuh - presented themselves.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The immense demon resembled a mass of black carbon. His topknot and beard were like molten copper, and his face had horrible fangs and furrowed eyebrows. Upon seeing him, Lord Balarâma thought of His club, which tears to pieces His enemies' armies, and His plow weapon, which punishes the demons. Thus summoned, His two weapons appeared before Him at once.

> > ******

> > TEXT 5

> > tam âkrishya halâgrena

> > balvalam gagane-caram

> > mûshalenâhanat kruddho

> > mûrdhni brahma-druham balah

> > tam - him; âkrishya - pulling toward Him; hala - of His plow; agrena - with the front end; balvalam - Balvala; gagane - in the sky; caram - who was moving; mûshalena - with His club; ahanat - struck; kruddhah - angry; mûrdhni - on the head; brahma - of brâhmanas; druham - the harasser; balah - Lord Balarâma.

> > TRANSLATION

> > With the tip of His plow Lord Balarâma caught hold of the demon Balvala as he flew through the sky, and with His club the Lord angrily struck that harasser of brâhmanas on the head.

> > ******

> > TEXT 6

> > so 'patad bhuvi nirbhinna-

> > lalâtho 'srik samutsrijan

> > mun'cann ârta-svaram s'ailo

> > yathâ vajra-hato 'runah

> > sah - he, Balvala; apatat - fell; bhuvi - to the ground; nirbhinna - cracked open; lalâthah - his forehead; asrik - blood; samutsrijan - gushing; mun'can - releasing; ârta - of agony; svaram - a sound; s'ailah - a mountain; yathâ - like; vajra - by a lightning bolt; hatah - struck; arunah - reddish.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Balvala cried out in agony and fell to the ground, his forehead cracked open and gushing blood. He resembled a red mountain struck by a lightning bolt.

> > ******

> > TEXT 7

> > samstutya munayo râmam

> > prayujyâvitathâs'ishah

> > abhyashin'can mahâ-bhâgâ

> > vritra-ghnam vibudhâ yathâ

> > samstutya - sincerely praising; munayah - the sages; râmam - Lord Balarâma; prayujya - awarding; avitatha - infallible; âs'ishah - benedictions; abhyashin'can - ceremoniously bathed; mahâ-bhâgâh - the great personalities; vritra - of Vritrâsura; ghnam - the killer (Lord Indra); vibudhâh - the demigods; yathâ - as.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The exalted sages honored Lord Râma with sincere prayers and awarded Him infallible blessings. Then they performed His ritual bath, just as the demigods had formally bathed Indra when he killed Vritra.

> > ******

> > TEXT 8

> > vaijayantîm dadur mâlâm

> > s'rî-dhâmâmlâna-pankajâm

> > râmâya vâsasî divye

> > divyâny âbharanâni ca

> > vaijayantîm - named Vaijayantî; daduh - they gave; mâlâm - the flower garland; s'rî - of the goddess of fortune; dhâma - the abode; amlâna - unfading; pankajâm - made of lotus flowers; râmâya - to Lord Balarâma; vâsasî - a pair of (upper and lower) garments; divye - divine; divyâni - divine; âbharanâni - jewelry; ca - and.

> > TRANSLATION

> > They gave Lord Balarâma a Vaijayantî garland of unfading lotuses in which resided the goddess of fortune, and they also gave Him a set of divine garments and jewelry.

> > ******

> > TEXT 9

> > atha tair abhyanujn'âtah

> > kaus'ikîm etya brâhmanaih

> > snâtvâ sarovaram agâd

> > yatah sarayûr âsravat

> > atha - then; taih - by them; abhyanujn'âtah - given leave; kaus'ikîm - to the Kaus'ikî River; etya - coming; brâhmanaih - with brâhmanas; snâtvâ - bathing; sarovaram - to the lake; agât - went; yatah - from which; sarayûh - the Sarayû River; âsravat - flows out.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Then, given leave by the sages, the Lord went with a contingent of brâhmanas to the Kaus'ikî River, where He bathed. From there He went to the lake from which flows the river Sarayû.

> > ******

> > TEXT 10

> > anu-srotena sarayûm

> > prayâgam upagamya sah

> > snâtvâ santarpya devâdîn

> > jagâma pulahâs'ramam

> > anu - following; srotena - its current; sarayûm - along the Sarayû; prayâgam - to Prayâga; upagamya - coming; sah - He; snâtvâ - bathing; santarpya - propitiating; deva-âdîn - the demigods and so on; jagâma - He went; pulaha-âs'ramam - to the hermitage of Pulaha Rishi.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord followed the course of the Sarayû until He came to Prayâga, where He bathed and then performed rituals to propitiate the demigods and other living beings. Next He went to the âs'rama of Pulaha Rishi.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 11 - 15

> > gomatîm gandakîm snâtvâ

> > vipâs'âm s'ona âplutah

> > gayâm gatvâ pitrn ishthvâ

> > gangâ-sâgara-sangame

> > upaspris'ya mahendrâdrau

> > râmam drishthvâbhivâdya ca

> > sapta-godâvarîm venâm

> > pampâm bhîmarathîm tatah

> > skandam drishthvâ yayau râmah

> > s'rî-s'ailam giris'âlayam

> > dravideshu mahâ-punyam

> > drishthvâdrim venkatham prabhuh

> > kâma-koshnîm purîm kân'cîm

> > kâverîm ca sarid-varâm

> > s'rî-rangâkhyam mahâ-punyam

> > yatra sannihito harih

> > rishabhâdrim hareh kshetram

> > dakshinâm mathurâm tathâ

> > sâmudram setum agamat

> > mahâ-pâtaka-nâs'anam

> > gomatîm - at the Gomatî River; gandakîm - the Gandakî River; snâtvâ - bathing; vipâs'âm - at the Vipâs'â River; s'one - in the S'ona River; âplutah - having immersed Himself; gayâm - to Gayâ; gatvâ - going; pitrn - His forefathers; ishthvâ - worshiping; gangâ - of the Ganges; sâgara - and the ocean; sangame - at the confluence;

> > upaspris'ya - touching water (bathing); mahâ-indra-adrau - at the Mahendra Mountain; râmam - Lord Paras'urâma; drishthvâ - seeing; abhivâdya - honoring; ca - and; sapta-godâvarîm - (going) to the convergence of the seven Godâvarîs; venâm - the Venâ River; pampâm - the Pampâ River; bhîmarathîm - and the Bhîmarathî River; tatah - then;

> > skandam - Lord Skanda (Kârttikeya); drishthvâ - seeing; yayau - went; râmah - Lord Balarâma; s'rî-s'ailam - to S'rî-s'aila; giri-s'a - of Lord S'iva; âlayam - the residence; dravideshu - in the southern provinces; mahâ - most; punyam - pious; drishthvâ - seeing; adrim - the hill; venkatham - known as Venkatha (the abode of Lord Bâlajî); prabhuh - the Supreme Lord;

> > kâma-koshnîm - to Kâmakoshnî; purîm kân'cîm - to Kân'cîpuram; kâverîm - to the Kâverî; ca - and; sarit - of rivers; varâm - the greatest; s'rî-ranga-âkhyam - known as S'rî-ranga; mahâ-punyam - most pious place; yatra - where; sannihitah - manifested; harih - Lord Krishna (in the form of Ranganâtha);

> > rishabha- adrim - the Rishabha Mountain; hareh - of Lord Vishnu; kshetram - the place; dakshinâm mathurâm - the southern Mathurâ (Madurai, the abode of Goddess Mînâkshî); tathâ - also; sâmudram - on the ocean; setum - to the bridge (Setubandha); agamat - He went; mahâ - the greatest; pâtaka - sins; nâs'anam - which destroys.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Balarâma bathed in the Gomatî, Gandakî and Vipâs'â rivers, and also immersed Himself in the S'ona. He went to Gayâ, where He worshiped His forefathers, and to the mouth of the Ganges, where He performed purifying ablutions. At Mount Mahendra He saw Lord Paras'urâma and offered Him prayers, and then He bathed in the seven branches of the Godâvarî River, and also in the rivers Venâ, Pampâ and Bhîmarathî. Then Lord Balarâma met Lord Skanda and visited S'rî-s'aila, the abode of Lord Giris'a. In the southern provinces known as Dravida-des'a the Supreme Lord saw the sacred Venkatha Hill, as well as the cities of Kâmakoshnî and Kân'cî, the exalted Kâverî River and the most holy S'rî-ranga, where Lord Krishna has manifested Himself. From there He went to Rishabha Mountain, where Lord Krishna also lives, and to the southern Mathurâ. Then He came to Setubandha, where the most grievous sins are destroyed.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 16 - 17

> > tatrâyutam adâd dhenûr

> > brâhmanebhyo halâyudhah

> > kritamâlâm tâmraparnîm

> > malayam ca kulâcalam

> > tatrâgastyam samâsînam

> > namaskrityâbhivâdya ca

> > yojitas tena câs'îrbhir

> > anujn'âto gato 'rnavam

> > dakshinam tatra kanyâkhyâm

> > durgâm devîm dadars'a sah

> > tatra - there (at Setubandha, known also as Râmes'varam); ayutam - ten thousand; adât - He gave away; dhenûh - cows; brahmanebhyah - to brâhmanas; hala- âyudhah - Lord Balarâma, whose weapon is the plow; kritamâlâm - to the Kritamâlâ River; tâmraparnîm - the Tâmraparnî River; malayam - Malaya; ca - and; kula- acalam - the principal mountain range;

> > tatra - there; agastyam - to Agastya Rishi; samâsînam - sitting (in meditation); namaskritya - bowing down; abhivâdya - glorifying; ca - and; yojitah - granted; tena - by him; ca - and; âs'îrbhih - blessings; anujn'âtah - given permission to leave; gatah - He went; arnavam - to the ocean; dakshinam - southern; tatra - there; kanyâ-âkhyâm - known as Kanyâ-kumârî; durgâm devîm - Goddess Durgâ; dadars'a - saw; sah - He.

> > TRANSLATION

> > There at Setubandha [Râmes'varam] Lord Halâyudha gave brâhmanas ten thousand cows in charity. He then visited the Kritamâlâ and Tâmraparnî rivers and the great Malaya Mountains. In the Malaya range Lord Balarâma found Agastya Rishi sitting in meditation. After bowing down to the sage, the Lord offered him prayers and then received blessings from him. Taking leave from Agastya, He proceeded to the shore of the southern ocean, where He saw Goddess Durgâ in her form of Kanyâ-kumârî.

> > ******

> > TEXT 18

> > tatah phâlgunam âsâdya

> > pan'câpsarasam uttamam

> > vishnuh sannihito yatra

> > snâtvâspars'ad gavâyutam

> > tatah - then; phâlgunam - Phâlguna; âsâdya - reaching; pan'ca-apsarasam - the lake of the five Apsarâs; uttamam - exalted; vishnuh - the Supreme Lord, Vishnu; sannihitah - manifested; yatra - wherein; snâtvâ - bathing; aspars'at - He touched (as part of the ritual in giving as charity); gava - cows; ayutam - ten thousand.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Next He went to Phâlguna-tîrtha and bathed in the sacred Pan'câpsarâ Lake, where Lord Vishnu had directly manifested Himself. At this place He gave away another ten thousand cows.

> > ******

> > TEXTS 19 - 21

> > tato 'bhivrajya bhagavân

> > keralâms tu trigartakân

> > gokarnâkhyam s'iva-kshetram

> > sânnidhyam yatra dhûrjatheh

> > âryâm dvaipâyanîm drishthvâ

> > s'ûrpârakam agâd balah

> > tâpîm payoshnîm nirvindhyâm

> > upaspris'yâtha dandakam

> > pravis'ya revâm agamad

> > yatra mâhishmatî purî

> > manu-tîrtham upaspris'ya

> > prabhâsam punar âgamat

> > tatah - then; abhivrajya - traveling; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; keralân - through the kingdom of Kerala; tu - and; trigartakân - Trigarta; gokarna-âkhyam - named Gokarna (on the coast of the Arabian Sea in northern Karnataka); s'iva-kshetram - the place sacred to Lord S'iva; sânnidhyam - manifestation; yatra - where; dhûrjatheh - of Lord S'iva;

> > âryâm - the honored goddess (Pârvatî, wife of Lord S'iva); dvaipa - on an island (off the coast near Gokarna); ayanîm - who resides; drishthvâ - seeing; s'ûrpârakam - to the holy district of S'ûrpâraka; agât - went; balah - Lord Balarâma; tâpîm payoshnîm nirvindhyâm - to the Tâpî, Payoshnî and Nirvindhyâ rivers; upaspris'ya - touching water; atha - next; dandakam - the Dandaka forest;

> > pravis'ya - entering; revâm - to the Revâ River; agamat - He went; yatra - where; mâhishmatî purî - the city of Mâhishmatî; manu-tîrtham - to Manu-tîrtha; upaspris'ya - touching water; prabhâsam - to Prabhâsa; punah - again; âgamat - He came.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Supreme Lord then traveled through the kingdoms of Kerala and Trigarta, visiting Lord S'iva's sacred city of Gokarna, where Lord Dhûrjathi [S'iva] directly manifests himself. After also visiting Goddess Pârvatî, who dwells on an island, Lord Balarâma went to the holy district of S'ûrpâraka and bathed in the Tâpî, Payoshnî and Nirvindhyâ rivers. He next entered the Dandaka forest and went to the river Revâ, along which the city of Mâhishmatî is found. Then He bathed at Manu-tîrtha and finally returned to Prabhâsa.

> > ******

> > TEXT 22

> > s'rutvâ dvijaih kathyamânam

> > kuru-pândava-samyuge

> > sarva-râjanya-nidhanam

> > bhâram mene hritam bhuvah

> > s'rutvâ - hearing; dvijaih - by brâhmanas; kathyamânam - being related; kuru- pândava - between the Kurus and the Pândavas; samyuge - in the battle; sarva - of all; râjanya - kings; nidhanam - the annihilation; bhâram - the burden; mene - He thought; hritam - removed; bhuvah - of the earth.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The Lord heard from some brâhmanas how all the kings involved in the battle between the Kurus and Pândavas had been killed. From this He concluded that the earth was now relieved of her burden.

> > ******

> > TEXT 23

> > sa bhîma-duryodhanayor

> > gadâbhyâm yudhyator mridhe

> > vârayishyan vinas'anam

> > jagâma yadu-nandanah

> > sah - He, Lord Balarâma; bhîma-duryodhanayoh - Bhîma and Duryodhana; gadâbhyâm - with clubs; yudhyatoh - who were fighting; mridhe - on the battlefield; vârayishyan - intending to stop; vinas'anam - to the battlefield; jagâma - went; yadu - of the Yadus; nandanah - the beloved son (Lord Balarâma).

> > TRANSLATION

> > Wanting to stop the club fight then raging between Bhîma and Duryodhana on the battlefield, Lord Balarâma went to Kurukshetra.

> > ******

> > TEXT 24

> > yudhishthhiras tu tam drishthvâ

> > yamau krishnârjunâv api

> > abhivâdyâbhavams tushnîm

> > kim vivakshur ihâgatah

> > yudhishthhirah - King Yudhishthhira; tu - but; tam - Him, Lord Balarâma; drishthvâ - seeing; yamau - the twin brothers, Nakula and Sahadeva; krishna- arjunau - Lord Krishna and Arjuna; api - also; abhivâdya - offering obeisances; abhavan - they were; tushnîm - silent; kim - what; vivakshuh - intending to say; iha - here; âgatah - has come.

> > TRANSLATION

> > When Yudhishthhira, Lord Krishna, Arjuna and the twin brothers Nakula and Sahadeva saw Lord Balarâma, they offered Him respectful obeisances but said nothing, thinking "What has He come here to tell us?"

> > ******

> > TEXT 25

> > gadâ-pânî ubhau drishthvâ

> > samrabdhau vijayaishinau

> > mandalâni vicitrâni

> > carantâv idam abravît

> > gadâ - with clubs; pânî - in their hands; ubhau - both of them, Duryodhana and Bhîma; drishthvâ - seeing; samrabdhau - furious; vijaya - victory; eshinau - striving for; mandalâni - circles; vicitrâni - artistic; carantau - moving in; idam - this; abravît - He said.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Lord Balarâma found Duryodhana and Bhîma with clubs in their hands, each furiously striving for victory over the other as they circled about skillfully. The Lord addressed them as follows.

> > ******

> > TEXT 26

> > yuvâm tulya-balau vîrau

> > he râjan he vrikodara

> > ekam prânâdhikam manye

> > utaikam s'ikshayâdhikam

> > yuvâm - you two; tulya - equal; balau - in prowess; vîrau - warriors; he râjan - O King (Duryodhana); he vrikodara - O Bhîma; ekam - one; prâna - in terms of vital force; adhikam - greater; manye - I consider; uta - on the other hand; ekam - one; s'ikshayâ - in terms of training; adhikam - greater.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [Lord Balarâma said:] King Duryodhana! And Bhîma! Listen! You two warriors are equal in fighting prowess. I know that one of you has greater physical power, while the other is better trained in technique.

> > ******

> > TEXT 27

> > tasmâd ekatarasyeha

> > yuvayoh sama-vîryayoh

> > na lakshyate jayo 'nyo vâ

> > viramatv aphalo ranah

> > tasmât - therefore; ekatarasya - of either of the two; iha - here; yuvayoh - of you; sama - equal; vîryayoh - whose prowess; na lakshyate - cannot be seen; jayah - victory; anyah - the opposite (defeat); vâ - or; viramatu - it should stop; aphalah - fruitless; ranah - the battle.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Since you are so evenly matched in fighting prowess, I do not see how either of you can win or lose this duel. Therefore please stop this useless battle.

> > ******

> > TEXT 28

> > na tad-vâkyam jagrihatur

> > baddha-vairau nripârthavat

> > anusmarantâv anyonyam

> > duruktam dushkritâni ca

> > na - not; tat - His; vâkyam - words; jagrihatuh - the two of them accepted; baddha - fixed; vairau - whose enmity; nripa - O King (Parîkchit); artha- vat - sensible; anusmarantau - continuing to remember; anyonyam - about each other; duruktam - the harsh words; dushkritâni - the misdeeds; ca - also.

> > TRANSLATION

> > [S'ukadeva Gosvâmî continued:] They did not accept Lord Balarâma's request, O King, although it was logical, for their mutual enmity was irrevocable. Each of them constantly remembered the insults and injuries he had suffered from the other.

> > ******

> > TEXT 29

> > dishtham tad anumanvâno

> > râmo dvâravatîm yayau

> > ugrasenâdibhih prîtair

> > jn'âtibhih samupâgatah

> > dishtham - fate; tat - that; anumanvânah - deciding; râmah - Lord Balarâma; dvâravatîm - to Dvârakâ; yayau - went; ugrasena-âdibhih - headed by Ugrasena; prîtaih - delighted; jn'âtibhih - by His family members; samupâgatah - greeted.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Concluding that the battle was the arrangement of fate, Lord Balarâma went back to Dvârakâ. There He was greeted by Ugrasena and His other relatives, who were all delighted to see Him.

> > ******

> > TEXT 30

> > tam punar naimisham prâptam

> > rishayo 'yâjayan mudâ

> > kratv-angam kratubhih sarvair

> > nivrittâkhila-vigraham

> > tam - Him, Lord Balarâma; punah - again; naimisham - at Naimishâranya; prâptam - arrived; rishayah - the sages; ayâjayan - engaged in performing Vedic sacrifices; mudâ - with pleasure; kratu - of all sacrifices; angam - the embodiment; kratubhih - with ritualistic performances; sarvaih - all varieties; nivritta - who had renounced; akhila - all; vigraham - warfare.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Later Lord Balarâma returned to Naimishâranya, where the sages joyfully engaged Him, the embodiment of all sacrifice, in performing various kinds of Vedic sacrifice. Lord Balarâma was now retired from warfare.

> > ******

> > TEXT 31

> > tebhyo vis'uddham vijn'ânam

> > bhagavân vyatarad vibhuh

> > yenaivâtmany ado vis'vam

> > âtmânam vis'va-gam viduh

> > tebhyah - upon them; vis'uddham - perfectly pure; vijn'ânam - divine knowledge; bhagavân - the Supreme Lord; vyatarat - bestowed; vibhuh - the Almighty; yena - by which; eva - indeed; âtmani - within Himself, the Supreme Lord; adah - this; vis'vam - universe; âtmânam - Himself; vis'va-gam - pervading the universe; viduh - they could perceive.

> > TRANSLATION

> > The all-powerful Lord Balarâma bestowed upon the sages pure spiritual knowledge, by which they could see the whole universe within Him and also see Him pervading everything.

> > ******

> > TEXT 32

> > sva-patyâvabhritha-snâto

> > jn'âti-bandhu-suhrid-vritah

> > reje sva-jyotsnayevenduh

> > su-vâsâh sushthhv alankritah

> > sva - together with His; patyâ - wife; avabhritha - with the avabhritha ritual, which marks the end of sacrificial initiation; snâtah - having bathed; jn'âti - by His immediate family members; bandhu - other relatives; suhrit - and friends; vritah - surrounded; reje - He appeared splendid; sva-jyotsnayâ - with its own rays; iva - as; induh - the moon; su - well; vâsâh - dressed; sushthhu - nicely; alankritah - adorned.

> > TRANSLATION

> > After executing with His wife the avabhritha ablutions, the beautifully dressed and ornamented Lord Balarâma, encircled by His immediate family and other relatives and friends, looked as splendid as the moon surrounded by its effulgent rays.

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> > TEXT 33

> > îdrig-vidhâny asankhyâni

> > balasya bala-s'âlinah

> > anantasyâprameyasya

> > mâyâ-martyasya santi hi

> > îdrik-vidhâni - of this sort; asankhyâni - uncountable; balasya - of Lord Balarâma; bala-s'âlinah - mighty; anantasya - unlimited; aprameyasya - immeasurable; mâyâ - by His illusory energy; martyasya - who appears as if a mortal; santi - there are; hi - indeed.

> > TRANSLATION

> > Countless other such pastimes were performed by mighty Balarâma, the unlimited and immeasurable Supreme Lord, whose mystic Yogamâyâ power makes Him appear to be a human being.

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> > TEXT 34

> > yo 'nusmareta râmasya

> > karmâny adbhuta-karmanah

> > sâyam prâtar anantasya

> > vishnoh sa dayito bhavet

> > yah - whoever; anusmareta - regularly remembers; râmasya - of Lord Balarâma; karmâni - the activities; adbhuta - amazing; karmanah - all of whose activities; sâyam - at dusk; prâtah - at dawn; anantasya - who is unlimited; vishnoh - to the Supreme Lord, Vishnu; sah - he; dayitah - dear; bhavet - becomes.

> > TRANSLATION

> > All the activities of the unlimited Lord Balarâma are amazing. Anyone who regularly remembers them at dawn and dusk will become very dear to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, S'rî Vishnu.

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