Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.78.38

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ

ilvalasya suto ghoro

balvalo nāma dānavaḥ

sa dūṣayati naḥ satram

etya parvaṇi parvaṇi

SYNONYMS

ṛṣayaḥ ūcuḥ — the sages said; ilvalasya — of Ilvala; sutaḥ — the son; ghoraḥ — fearsome; balvalaḥ nāma — named Balvala; dānavaḥ — demon; saḥ — he; dūṣayati — contaminates; naḥ — our; satram — sacrifice; etya — coming; parvaṇi parvaṇi — on each new-moon day.

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.

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