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  • Sri Balabhadra-stotra-kavaca
    (The Prayer and Armor of Lord Balarama)

    Garga-samhita



    duryodhana uvaca
    gopibhyam kavacam dattam
    gargacaryena dhimata
    sarva-raksha-karam divyam
    dehi mahyam maha-mune

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


    shri-pradvipaka uvaca
    snatva jale kshauma-dharah kushasanah
    pavitra-paniu krita-mantra-marjanah
    smritvatha natva balam acyutagrajam
    sandharayed dharma-samahito bhavet

    Shri Pradvipaka 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-dhamadhipatih pareshvarah
    pareshu mam patu pavitra-kirtanahbhu-mandalam sarshapavad vilakshyate
    yan-murdhni mam patu 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.



    senasu mam rakshatu sira-panir
    yuddhe sada rakshatu mam hali cha
    durgeshu chayavann musali sada mam
    vaneshu sankarshana adi-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.


    kalindaja-vega-haro jaleshu
    nilambaro rakshatu mam sadagnau
    vayau cha ramo 'vatu khe balash cha
    maharnave 'nanta-vapuh sada mam

    May Lord Balarama, who wears blue garments and who stopped the Yamuna, 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-vasudevo 'vatu parvateshu
    sahasra-shirshä cha maha-vivade
    rogeshu mam rakshatu rauhineyo
    mam kama-palo '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.



    kamat sada rakshatu dhenukarih
    krodhat sada mam dvivida-prahari
    lobhat sada rakshatu balvalarir
    mohat sada mam kila magadharih

    May Lord Balarama, who is the enemy of Dhenukasura, 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 Jarasandha, always protect me from illusion.


    pratah sada rakshatu vrishni-dhuryah
    prahne sada mam mathura-purendra
    madhyandine gopa-sakhah prapatu
    svarat parahne 'vatu mam 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.

    sayam phanindro 'vatu mam sadaiva
    parat paro rakshatu mam pradoshe
    purne nishithe cha duranta-viryah
    pratyusha-kale 'vatu mam 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 invincible, always protect me in the middle of the night. May Lord Balarama always protect me at every sunrise.


    vidikshu mam rakshatu revati-patir
    dikshu pralambarir adho yadudvahah
    urdhvam sada mam balabhadra arat
    tatha samantad 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 Yadavas, 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 sadavyat purushottamo bahir
    nagendra-lilo 'vatu mam maha-balah
    sadantaratma cha vasan harih svayam
    prapatu purnah parameshvaro mahan

    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.
    devasuranam bhaya-nashanam cha
    hutashanam papa-chayendhananam
    vinashanam vighna-ghatasya viddhi
    siddhasanam varma-varam balasya

    Please know that this kavacha 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.

  • hare krishna 

    we will definitely pray for chatanya prabhu

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