by Damodara Rao Dasu

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tAvakam parabhAva - kApi - aTa

Slokam:
veerya mAvEdayan krishNO
balabhadrasya dheemataha
idimaha mahAveerya mAryam
bala samunnatam ||
Meaning:
Sri Krishna reminds Balarama of his capability and power to destroy arrogant demon Pralamba who came in the disguise of cowherd.

P tAvakam parabhAva manusmara
tArakam smaratAm ||
Oh Balarama, you are capable of uplifting those who meditate upon you.
A.P. sEvaka sankalpa siddhatanO para
daivata nara bhAva bhAvanayAm ||
You are here because of imploration of your devotees. Don't think that you are any ordinary person.
C 1 smara tavAtulabala mativeeryam sAha
samcha balabhadra gambheeryam
naga vapurdhara masura miyam jahi
naravarAdhika dhairya durveeryam ||
Oh Balarama, your strength and bravery are great like Himalayas. Recollect your amazing heroism. The demon has come in the disguise of cowherd. Kill him.
C 2 khElanE samayO nayamiha bala
neelAmbara tava bhO
tAlanikEtana tADaya kuTilam tava
khElana mitra mamara Satru bhrutyam ||
Oh Balrama,Oh Taladhvaja, your turn in the game is over, kill the demon before he appears again. Don't think that he is your play mate just because he is playing with you.
C 3 aghaTitam ghaTayati tava mAyA
akhila lOka jananee
vighaTita bhava bandhamoola mOha nibaddha
vipula bOdhAnanda rasa ghana jaya bhO ||
Your mysterious power is capable of achieving most miraculous deeds. Though you are free from worldly attachment, you are behaving innocently.
C 4 lOkabandhu phaNita mEtadASrita
SOkamoola haraNam
bhakta samsiddhi sAdhaka Srihari
bhakta nArAyaNa teerdha bharaNam ||
Narayana Teerdha wrote this to dispel sorrows of devotees and to get salvation by Krishna's grace.