22/08/2026
Garga Samhita
Verse 1.10.38
Chapter 10 - Description of the Birth of Lord Balarāma
Sanskrit text, transliteration and word-by-word meaning:
रेवती-रमण त्वं वै
बलदेवो ऽच्युताग्रजह्
हलायुधह् प्रलम्ब-घ्नह्
पाहि मां पुरुषोत्तम
revatī-ramaṇa tvaṃ vai
baladevo 'cyutāgrajah
halāyudhah pralamba-ghnah
pāhi māṃ puruṣottama
revatī-ramaṇa—O husband of Revatī; tvam—You; vai—indeed; baladevah— Baladeva; acyuta—of the infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead; agrajah—the elder broehter; hala—plow; āyudhah—weapon; pralamba—of Pralambāsura; ghnah— the killer; pāhi—protect; mām—me; puruṣottama—O Supreme Person.
English translation of verse 1.10.38:
You are Baladeva, Revatī's husband and the infallible Supreme Personality of Godhead's elder brother. You are armed with a plow. You are Pralambāsura's killer. O Supreme Person, please save me!
1.10.39:
बलाय बलभद्राय
तालाङ्कय नमो नमह्
नीलाम्बराय गौराय
रौहिणेयाय ते नमह्
balāya balabhadrāya
tālāṅkaya namo namah
nīlāmbarāya gaurāya
rauhiṇeyāya te namah
balāya—Bala; balabhadrāya—Balabhadra; tālāṅkaya—whose mark is the palm tree; namah—obeisances; namah—obeisances; nīla—blue; ambarāya—garments; gaurāya—fair complexion; rauhiṇeyāya—the son of Rohiṇī; te—to You; namah—
English translation of verse 1.10.39:
obeisances.
Obeisances! Obeisances to You, who are known as Bala and Balabhadra, and who carry a palm-tree flag! Obeisances to You, Rohiṇī's fair-complexioned son dressed in blue garments!
1.10.40:
धेनुकारिर् मुष्टिकारिह्
कूटारिर् बल्वलान्तकह्
रुक्म्य्-अरिह् कूपकर्णारिह्
कुम्भण्डारिस् त्वम् एव हि
dhenukārir muṣṭikārih
kūṭārir balvalāntakah
rukmy-arih kūpakarṇārih
kumbhaṇḍāris tvam eva hi
dhenuka—of Dhenuka; arih—the enemy; muṣṭika—of Muṣṭika; arih—the enemy; kūṭa—of Kūṭa; arih—the enemy; balvala—of Balvala; antakah—the end; rukmī—of Rukmī; arih—enemy; kūpakarṇa—of Kupakarna; arih—the enemy; kumbhaṇḍa—of Kumbhaṇḍa; arih—the enemy; tvam—You; eva—certainly; hi—certainly.
English translation of verse 1.10.40:
You are the enemy of Dhenuka, Muṣṭika, Kūṭa, Rukmī, Kūpakarṇa, and Kumbhaṇḍa. You put an end to Balvala.
1.10.41:
कालिन्दी-भेदनो ऽसि त्वं
हस्तिनापुर-कर्षकह्
द्विविदारिर् यादवेन्द्रो
व्रज-मण्डल-मण्डनह्
kālindī-bhedano 'si tvaṃ
hastināpura-karṣakah
dvividārir yādavendro
vraja-maṇḍala-maṇḍanah
kālindī—the yamunā; bhedanah—dividing; asi—are; tvam—You; hastināpura—of Hastināpura; karṣakah—the puller; dvivida—of Dvivida; arih—the enemy; yādava— of the Yādavas; indrah—the king; vraja—of Vraja; maṇḍala—of the circle; maṇḍanah— the decoration.
English translation of verse 1.10.41:
You divided the Yamunā and dragged Hastināpura. You are the enemy of Dvivida. You are the king of the Yādavas and the decoration of the circle of Vraja.