Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10 - Chapter 78

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 37 Sanskrit: किं व: कामो मुनिश्रेष्ठा ब्रूताहं करवाण्यथ ।अजानतस्त्वपचितिं यथा मे चिन्त्यतां बुधा: ॥ ३७ ॥ ITRANS: kiṁ vaḥ kāmo muni-śreṣṭhābrūtāhaṁ karavāṇy athaajānatas tv apacitiṁyathā me cintyatāṁ budhāḥ Translation: 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....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38 Sanskrit: ऋषय ऊचु:इल्वलस्य सुतो घोरो बल्वलो नाम दानव: ।स दूषयति न: सत्रमेत्य पर्वणि पर्वणि ॥ ३८ ॥ ITRANS: ṛṣaya ūcuḥilvalasya suto ghorobalvalo nāma dānavaḥsa dūṣayati naḥ satrametya parvaṇi parvaṇi Translation: The sages said: A fearsome demon named Balvala, the son of Ilvala, comes here every new-moon day and contaminates our sacrifice. Purport: First the sages tell Lord Balarāma the favor they would like Him to do for them....

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 39 Sanskrit: तं पापं जहि दाशार्ह तन्न: शुश्रूषणं परम् ।पूयशोणितविन् मूत्रसुरामांसाभिवर्षिणम् ॥ ३९ ॥ ITRANS: taṁ pāpaṁ jahi dāśārhatan naḥ śuśrūṣaṇaṁ parampūya-śoṇita-vin-mūtra-surā-māṁsābhivarṣiṇam Translation: O descendant of Daśārha, 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. Purport:

Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 40 Sanskrit: ततश्च भारतं वर्षं परीत्य सुसमाहित: ।चरित्वा द्वादश मासांस्तीर्थस्‍नायी विशुध्यसि ॥ ४० ॥ ITRANS: tataś ca bhārataṁ varṣaṁparītya su-samāhitaḥcaritvā dvādaśa-māsāṁstīrtha-snāyī viśudhyasi Translation: Thereafter, for twelve months, You should circumambulate the land of Bhārata in a mood of serious meditation, executing austerities and bathing at various holy pilgrimage sites. In this way You will become purified. Purport: Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī points out that the word viśudhyasi means that Lord Balarāma would achieve spotless fame by setting such a perfect example for the people in general....