Vishnu and Shiva

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Om Namo Bhagavate Balabhadraaya

 

Dear List,

Maybe better muhurta should be picked for such discussions, you managed to write

soo much whilst the Moon (Mind) could not see the Sun (Soul).

 

37. Please tell Me your desire, O best of sages, and I shall certainly fulfill

it. And, O wise souls, please carefully determine My proper atonement, since I

do not know what it might be.

38. The sages said: A fearsome demon named Balvala, the son of Ilvala, comes

here every new-moon day and contaminates our sacrifice.

39. O descendant of Dasarha, please kill that sinful demon, who pours down pus,

blood, feces, urine, wine and meat upon us. This is the best service You can do

for us.

1. Sukadeva Gosvami 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.

2. Next, onto the sacrificial arena came a downpour of abominable things sent by

Balvala, after which the demon himself appeared, trident in hand.

3-4. 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 Balarama 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.

5. With the tip of His plow Lord Balarama caught hold of the demon Balvala as he

flew through the sky, and with His club the Lord angrily struck that harasser of

brahmanas on the head.

6. 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.

7. The exalted sages honored Lord Rama 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 Vrtra.

So to rid us of this demon, please join me in worshipping Balabhadra/Balarama,

with the mantra: "Om Namo Bhagavate Balabhadraaya".

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