Gundica Mandir Jena

Sri Balabhadra-stotra-kavaca
The Prayer and Armor of Lord Balarama
from Garga-samhita

Text 1
duryodhana uvaca
gopibhyam kavacam dattam
gargacaryena dhimata
sarva-raksa-karam divyam
dehi mahyam maha-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.


Text 2
sri-pradvipaka uvaca
snatva jale ksauma-dharah kusasanah
pavitra-panih krta-mantra-marjanah
smrtvatha natva balam acyutagrajam
sandharayed dharma-samahito bhavet

Sri Pradvipaka Muni said: After bathing and dressing in clean cotton
garments, a person should sit on a kusa-grass mat, purify his hands
with mantras, bow down, and with fixed intelligence meditate on Lord
Krsna's elder brother, Lord Balarama.

Text 3
goloka-dhamadhipatih paresvarah
paresu mam patu pavitra-kirtanah
bhu-mandalam sarsapavad vilaksyate
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.


Text 4
senasu mam raksatu sira-panir
yuddhe sada raksatu mam hali ca
durgesu cavyan musali sada mam
vanesu sankarsana 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.

Text 5
kalindaja-vega-haro jalesu
nilambaro raksatu mam sadagnau
vayau ca ramo 'vatu khe balas ca
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.


Text 6
sri-vasudevo 'vatu parvatesu
sahasra-sirsa ca maha-vivade
rogesu mam raksatu 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.

Text 7
kamat sada raksatu dhenukarih
krodhat sada mam dvivida-prahari
lobhat sada raksatu 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.


Text 8
pratah sada raksatu vrsni-dhuryah
prahne sada mam mathura-purendrah
madhyandine gopa-sakhah prapatu
svarat parahne 'vatu mam sadaiva

May Lord Balarama, who is the best of the Vrsnis, 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.

Text 9
sayam phanindro 'vatu mam sadaiva
parat paro raksatu mam pradose
purne nisithe ca duranta-viryah
pratyusa-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.


Text 10
vidiksu mam raksatu revati-patir
diksu 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.

Text 11
antah sadavyat purusottamo bahir
nagendra-lilo 'vatu mam maha-balah
sadantaratma ca vasan harih svayam
prapatu purnah paramesvaro 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.


Text 12
devasuranam bhaya-nasanam ca
hutasanam papa-cayendhananam
vinasanam vighna-ghatasya viddhi
siddhasanam 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.