Jaya Krishna-Balarama, Krishna-

Balarama, Krishna-Balarama, Jaya

Krishna-Balarama!
BY JAYA SRI SRI RADHA SHYAMASUNDAR - NEW BLOG! ON 17. AUG, 2011 INSUBHAVILASA DAS

Lord Balarama ki Jaya!

Although we were glorifying Lord Balarama over the weekend we did not complete our
glorification on this blog. So a Godbrother sent over Shri Balabhadra-stotra-kavaca
and I wanted to share it. (The Prayer and Armor of Lord Balarama). I
have asked Indresh to add some nice pictures of Lord Balarama as
well.

duryodhana uvaaca

gopibhyaam kavacam dattam

gargaacaaryena dhimataa

sarva-rakshaa-karam divyam

dehi mahyam mahaa-mune

Duryodhana said: O great sage, please give me the transcendental Balarama-kavaca, which
wise Garga Muni gave to the gopis, and which gives all protection.

shri-praadvipaaka uvaaca

snaatvaa jale kshauma-dharah kushaasanah

pavitra-paanih krita-mantra-marjanah

smritvaatha natvaa balam acyutaagrajam

sandhaarayed dharma-samaahito bhavet

Shri Praadvipaaka Muni said: After bathing and dressing in clean cotton garments, a person
should sit on a kusha-grass mat, purify his hands with mantras, bow down, and with fixed
intelligence meditate on Lord Krishna’s elder brother, Lord Balarama.

goloka-dhaamaadhipatih pareshvarah

pareshu maam paatu pavitra-kirtanahbhu-mandalam sarshapavad vilakshyate

yan-murdhni maam paatu sa bhumi-mandale

May Lord Balarama, who is the master of Goloka, who is the supreme controller of all
controllers, and whose fame is spotless, protect me. May Lord Balarama, who on His head
holds the earth as if it were a single mustard seed, protect me in this world.
senaasu maam rakshatu sira-paanir

yuddhe sadaa rakshatu maam hali ca

durgeshu caavyaan musali sadaa maam

vaneshu sankarshana aadi-devah

May Lord Balarama protect me when I am surrounded by many armies. May Lord Balarama,
who holds a plow, always protect me in battle. May Lord Balarama, who holds a club, always
protect me in many fortresses. May Lord Balarama, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
protect me in the forest.
kalindajaa-vega-haro jaleshu

nilaambaro rakshatu maam sadaagnau

vaayau ca raamo ‘vatu khe balash ca

mahaarnave ‘nanta-vapuh sadaa maam

May Lord Balarama, who wears blue garments and who stopped the Yamunaa, always
protect me in fire. May Lord Balarama protect me in the wind. May Lord Balarama protect me
in the sky. May Lord Balarama, who is Lord Ananta Himself, always protect me in the great
ocean.
shri-vaasudevo ‘vatu parvateshu

sahasra-shirshaa ca mahaa-vivaade

rogeshu maam rakshatu rauhineyo

maam kaama-paalo ‘vatu va vipatsu

May Lord Balarama, who is Vasudeva’s son, protect me on mountains. May Lord Balarama,
who has a thousand heads, protect me in great disputes. May Lord Balarama, who is
Rohini’s son, protect me from diseases. May Lord Balarama, who fulfills desires, protect me
from catastrophes.
kaamaat sadaa rakshatu dhenukaarih

krodhaat sadaa maam dvivida-prahaari

lobhaat sadaa rakshatu balvalaarir

mohaat sadaa maam kila maagadhaarih

May Lord Balarama, who is the enemy of Dhenukaasura, always protect me from lust. May
Lord Balarama, who killed Dvivida, always protect me from anger. May Lord Balarama, who
is the enemy of Balvala, always protect me from greed. May Lord Balarama, who is the
enemy of Jaraasandha, always protect me from illusion.

praatah sadaa rakshatu vrishni-dhuryah

praahne sadaa maam mathuraa-purendrah

madhyandine gopa-sakhah prapaatu

svaraat paraahne ‘vatu maam sadaiva

May Lord Balarama, who is the best of the Vrishnis, always protect me at sunrise. May Lord
Balarama, who is the king of Mathura’ City, always protect me in the morning. May Lord
Balarama, who is the friend of the gopas, always protect me at midday. May Lord Balarama,
who is supremely independent, always protect me in the afternoon.

saayam phanindro ‘vatu maam sadaiva

paraat paro rakshatu maam pradoshe

purne nishithe ca duranta-viryah

pratyusha-kaale ‘vatu maam sadaiva

May Lord Balarama, who is the king of serpents, always protect me at sunset. May Lord
Balarama, who is greater than the greatest, always protect me in the evening. May Lord
Balarama, whose power is invicible, always protect me in the middle of the night. May Lord
Balarama always protect me at every sunrise.
vidikshu maam rakshatu revati-patir

dikshu pralambaarir adho yadudvahah

urdhvam sadaa maam balabhadra aaraat

tathaa samantaad baladeva eva hi

May Lord Balarama, who is the master of Revati, protect me from every direction. May Lord
Balarama, who is the enemy of Pralamba, protect me from every direction. May Lord
Balarama, who is the best of the Yaadavas, protect me from below. May Lord Balarama
always protect me from above. May Lord Balarama protect me from near and far. May Lord
Balarama protect me everywhere.

antah sadaavyaat purushottamo bahir

naagendra-lilo ‘vatu maam mahaa-balah

sadaantaraatmaa ca vasan harih svayam

prapaatu purnah parameshvaro mahaan

May Lord Balarama, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, always protect me from
within. May powerful Lord Balarama, who enjoys pastimes as the king of serpents, protect
me from without. May Lord Balarama, who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the
Supersoul residing in everyone’s heart, always protect me.

devaasuraanaam bhaya-naashanam ca

hutaashanam paapa-cayendhanaanaam

vinaashanam vighna-ghatasya viddhi

siddhaasanam varma-varam balasya

Please know that this kavaca of Lord Balarama is the best of armors. It destroys the fears of
the demigods and demons. It is a blazing fire that burns up the fuel of a host of sins. It is the
death of a host of obstacles. It is the abode of spiritual perfection.
Jaya Lord Balarama!