શ્લોકઃ
રામસખઃ ક્વાપિ દિને કામદ ભગવન્ ગતો ભવાન્ વિપિનમ્ ।
સૂનુભિરપિ ગોપાનાં ધેનુભિરભિસંવૃતો લસદ્વેષઃ ॥1॥
Meaning
રામસખઃ - in Balaraama's company; ક્વાપિ દિને - one day; કામદ ભગવન્ - Thou the fulfiller of wishes, O Lord!; ગતઃ ભવાન્ - went Thee; વિપિનમ્ - to the forest; સૂનુભિઃ-અપિ - with the sons,also; ગોપાનામ્ - of the Gopas; ધેનુભિઃ-અભિસંવૃતઃ - (and) by the cows surrounded; લસત્-વેષઃ - in a bedecked attire;
Translation
O Lord! Thou the fulfiller of wishes, one day in a bedecked attire, with Balaraama, went to the forest. The sons of the Gopas and the cows also surrounded and followed Thee.
શ્લોકઃ
સંદર્શયન્ બલાય સ્વૈરં વૃંદાવનશ્રિયં વિમલામ્ ।
કાંડીરૈઃ સહ બાલૈર્ભાંડીરકમાગમો વટં ક્રીડન્ ॥2॥
Meaning
સંદર્શયન્ - showing around; બલાય સ્વૈરં - to Balaraama joyfully; વૃંદાવન-શ્રિયં - the beauty of Vrindaavana; વિમલામ્ - (which was so) pure; કાંડીરૈઃ સહ - with sticks (carrying); બાલૈઃ- - (with) the children (Thou reached); ભાંડીરકમ્- - (the tree named) Bhaandeeraka; આગમઃ - reached; વટં ક્રીડન્ - the tree, playing;
Translation
Joyfully showing around the unspoilt pure beauty of Vrindaavana to Balaraama, accompanied by the cowherd boys, carrying a staff in a playful mood, Thou reached the banyan tree called Bhaandeeraka.
શ્લોકઃ
તાવત્તાવકનિધનસ્પૃહયાલુર્ગોપમૂર્તિરદયાલુઃ ।
દૈત્યઃ પ્રલંબનામા પ્રલંબબાહું ભવંતમાપેદે ॥3॥
Meaning
તાવત્- - then; તાવક-નિધન- - Thy death; સ્પૃહયાલુઃ-ગોપમૂર્તિઃ - desiring, in the disguise of a Gopa; અદયાલુઃ દૈત્યઃ - a pitiless demon; પ્રલંબ-નામા - Pralamba named; પ્રલંબ-બાહું ભવંતમ્- - the long armed Thee; આપેદે - approached;
Translation
Then, the pitiless demon, approached Thee in the disguise of a Gopa, desiring to kill Thee, who are with long arms.
શ્લોકઃ
જાનન્નપ્યવિજાનન્નિવ તેન સમં નિબદ્ધસૌહાર્દઃ ।
વટનિકટે પટુપશુપવ્યાબદ્ધં દ્વંદ્વયુદ્ધમારબ્ધાઃ ॥4॥
Meaning
જાનન્-અપિ - knowing though; અવિજાનન્-ઇવ - not knowing as though; તેન સમં - with him; નિબદ્ધ-સૌહાર્દઃ - cultivating friendship; વટ-નિકટે - near the banyan tree; પટુ-પશુપ- - by skilled cowherd boys; વ્યાબદ્ધં - formed; દ્વંદ્વ-યુદ્ધમ્- - wrestling; આરબ્ધાઃ - started (Thee);
Translation
In spite of knowing fully well of his intention, seemingly unaware of his designs, Thou cultivated friendship with him. Then near the banyan tree, arranging the game of wrestling with the cowherd boys who were skilled in that art, Thou started a duel.
શ્લોકઃ
ગોપાન્ વિભજ્ય તન્વન્ સંઘં બલભદ્રકં ભવત્કમપિ ।
ત્વદ્બલભીરું દૈત્યં ત્વદ્બલગતમન્વમન્યથા ભગવન્ ॥5॥
Meaning
ગોપાન્ વિભજ્ય - the cowherd boys dividing; તન્વન્ સંઘં - into two teams; બલભદ્રકં - of Balaraama; ભવત્કમ્-અપિ - and of Thee also; ત્વત્-બલ-ભીરું - Thy strength afraid of; દૈત્યં - the demon; ત્વદ્-બલ-ગતમ્- - in Thy team joining; અન્વમન્યથા - (Thou) agreed; ભગવન્ - O Lord!;
Translation
O Lord! Thou divided the cowherd boys into two teams led by Balaraama and Thyself. The Asura was aware of Thy strength and being afraid wanted to join Thy team, to which Thou agreed.
શ્લોકઃ
કલ્પિતવિજેતૃવહને સમરે પરયૂથગં સ્વદયિતતરમ્ ।
શ્રીદામાનમધત્થાઃ પરાજિતો ભક્તદાસતાં પ્રથયન્ ॥6॥
Meaning
કલ્પિત- - as per rules (arranged); વિજેતૃ-વહને - the victorious be carried; સમરે પરયૂથગં - in the fight, by one of the other team; સ્વદયિતતરમ્ - very dear to Thee; શ્રીદામાનમ્- - Shridaamaa; અધત્થાઃ પરાજિતઃ - Thou carried, (Thou) being defeated; ભક્ત-દાસતાં - (Thou) as a servant of Thy devotees; પ્રથયન્ - establishing /demonstrating;
Translation
As per the rules of the game, as was arranged, the victor is to be carried by the vanquished. Thou being defeated, Thou carried the very dear friend Shreedaamaa, there by demonstrating to the world that Thou are at the service of Thy devotees.
શ્લોકઃ
એવં બહુષુ વિભૂમન્ બાલેષુ વહત્સુ વાહ્યમાનેષુ ।
રામવિજિતઃ પ્રલંબો જહાર તં દૂરતો ભવદ્ભીત્યા ॥7॥
Meaning
એવં બહુષુ - thus in many; વિભૂમન્ - O Infinite One!; બાલેષુ વહત્સુ - when the children were carrying; વાહ્યમાનેષુ - and were being carried; રામ-વિજિતઃ - by Balaraama defeated; પ્રલંબઃ જહાર તં - Pralamba (the demon), took him; દૂરતઃ ભવત્-ભીત્યા - far away for Thy fear;
Translation
Thus the many cowherd boys were carrying and were being carried. In the course, Pralamba was defeated by Balaraama and so he carried Balaraama far away from Thy sight out of fear of Thee.
શ્લોકઃ
ત્વદ્દૂરં ગમયંતં તં દૃષ્ટ્વા હલિનિ વિહિતગરિમભરે ।
દૈત્યઃ સ્વરૂપમાગાદ્યદ્રૂપાત્ સ હિ બલોઽપિ ચકિતોઽભૂત્ ॥8॥
Meaning
ત્વત્-દૂરં ગમયંતમ્ - from Thee far going; તં દૃષ્ટ્વા હલિનિ - seeing him when Balaraama; વિહિત-ગરિમ-ભરે - took on increased weight; દૈત્યઃ સ્વરૂપમ્- - the demon to his own form; આગાત્-યત્-રૂપાત્ - went to by which form; સ હિ બલઃ-અપિ - he indeed Balaraama also; ચકિતઃ-અભૂત્ - wonderstruck became;
Translation
Balaraama saw that he was being carried far away, so he increased his weight by his divine power. The demon then took to his own real form, seeing which even Balaraam was wonderstruck.
શ્લોકઃ
ઉચ્ચતયા દૈત્યતનોસ્ત્વન્મુખમાલોક્ય દૂરતો રામઃ ।
વિગતભયો દૃઢમુષ્ટ્યા ભૃશદુષ્ટં સપદિ પિષ્ટવાનેનમ્ ॥9॥
Meaning
ઉચ્ચતયા દૈત્ય-તનોઃ- - because of the height of the Asura's body; ત્વત્-મુખમ્- - Thy face; આલોક્ય - seeing; દૂરતઃ રામઃ - from a distance, Balaraam; વિગત-ભયઃ - overcoming the fear; દૃઢ-મુષ્ટ્યા - by a fierce fist; ભૃશ-દુષ્ટં સપદિ - the extremely wicked (him), quickly; પિષ્ટ્વાન્ એનમ્ - crushed him;
Translation
The Asura's height was great and so being carried on his shoulder, Balaraam could see Thee from a distance. At Thy sight Balaraam shunned all fear and with a firm fist struck the demon and quickly crushed him to a pulp.
શ્લોકઃ
હત્વા દાનવવીરં પ્રાપ્તં બલમાલિલિંગિથ પ્રેમ્ણા ।
તાવન્મિલતોર્યુવયોઃ શિરસિ કૃતા પુષ્પવૃષ્ટિરમરગણૈઃ ॥10॥
Meaning
હત્વા દાનવ-વીરં - killing the clever Asura; પ્રાપ્તં બલમ્- - returned Balaraam; આલિલિંગિથ - (Thou) embraced; પ્રેમ્ણા તાવત- - lovingly, at that time; મિલતોઃ-યુવયોઃ - when Thou two were meeting; શિરસિ કૃતા - on Thy heads was done; પુષ્પવૃષ્ટિઃ- - flower showering; અમર-ગણૈઃ - by the gods/ devas;
Translation
Balaraama returned after killing the clever Asura and Thou embraced him lovingly. As Thou two were meeting the gods and devas showered flowers on Thy heads.
શ્લોકઃ
આલંબો ભુવનાનાં પ્રાલંબં નિધનમેવમારચયન્ ।
કાલં વિહાય સદ્યો લોલંબરુચે હરે હરેઃ ક્લેશાન્ ॥11॥
Meaning
આલંબઃ ભુવનાનાં - the support of the worlds; પ્રાલંબં નિધનમ્- - Pralambaasura's killing; એવમ્-આરચયન્ - carrying out; કાલં વિહાય - without delay; સદ્યઃ - quickly; લોલંબરુચે - a black bee like splendorous; હરે - O Hari; હરેઃ - eradicate; ક્લેશાન્ - my sufferings;
Translation
O Hari! Thou who has the splendour of a black bee, who are the support of the worlds, Thou who carried out the destruction of Pralambaasura, without delay, quickly eradicate my sufferings.
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