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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.78.39

तं पापं जहि दाशार्ह तन्न: शुश्रूषणं परम् । पूयशोणितविन् मूत्रसुरामांसाभिवर्षिणम् ॥ ३९ ॥
taṁ pāpaṁ jahi dāśārha
[tam paapam jahi daashaarha]
tan naḥ śuśrūṣaṇaṁ param
[tan nah shushrooshanam param]
pūya-śoṇita-vin-mūtra-
[pooya-shonita-vin-mootra-]
surā-māṁsābhivarṣiṇam
[suraa-maamsaabhivarshinam]
tam — that pāpam — sinful person jahi — please kill dāśārha — O descendant of Daśārha tat — that naḥ — to us śuśrūṣaṇam — service param — best pūya — pus śoṇita — blood vit — feces mūtra — urine surā — wine māṁsa — and meat abhivarṣiṇam — who pours down .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
taṁ pāpaṁ jahi dāśārha
tam
that
pāpam
sinful person
jahi
please kill
dāśārha
O descendant of Daśārha
tan naḥ śuśrūṣaṇaṁ param
tat
that
naḥ
to us
śuśrūṣaṇam
service
param
best
pūya-śoṇita-vin-mūtra-
pūya
pus
śoṇita
blood
vit
feces
mūtra
urine
surā-māṁsābhivarṣiṇam
surā
wine
māṁsa
and meat
abhivarṣiṇam
who pours down .
  • dāśārha — O descendant of Daśārha
    Daśārha is an ancestor of the Yadu line, also a name for the dynasty. Balarāma is addressed by clan-name — reminding Him that this is precisely the protective work His lineage is for.
  • śuśrūṣaṇam — service
    Desiderative of √śru — literally 'wishing to hear,' but technically 'service' (the servant's first quality is listening). The sages frame the request as accepting their service of Him — the syntax is delicate.
  • pūya-śoṇita — pus and blood
    Pūya (pus) + śoṇita (blood). Two of the six contaminants. The Bhāgavatam's surgical realism — it does not blanche from naming what Balvala actually does.
  • surā — wine / intoxicating liquor
    Surā is the technical Vedic name for the prohibited intoxicant — opposed to soma. Balvala defiles yajña with the very substance Vedic ritual excludes.
  • abhivarṣiṇam — raining down
    Abhi- + √vṛṣ (to rain). The same verb used in v.13-15 for the flowers showered on Kṛṣṇa. The asura performs an inverted varṣa — a downpour of impurities answering, by inversion, the deva-varṣa of flowers.
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.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
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.
Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

You have appeared in the family of Daśārha in order to protect persons like us!

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

You have appeared in the Yadu dynasty to display your powers (dāśārha). They encourage him to kill the demon by indicating his great ability. This is the highest respect (param) to us. Showing his sinful nature, they show how he contaminates the sacrificial arena. He showers pus, blood etc.

Related values
Sthitaprajna (Steady Wisdom)Abhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Saurya (Heroism / Bravery)Ahimsa (Non-violence / Compassion)Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)Karuna (Kindness / Compassion)Mardava (Gentleness)Daya (Compassion / Mercy)
Related verses
Concepts
Papa
Balvala pours pus, blood, feces, urine, wine, and meat on the sacrifice. The opposition to spiritual work is often visceral and gross; we should not pretend the disturbance is delicate.
Reflection Questions
  • Where am I trying to handle a gross disturbance with subtle tools?
  • What firmer response does the situation actually deserve?

The sages list Balvala's pollutants in rhythmic dvandva — pus, blood, feces, urine, wine, flesh — and ask the Lord to receive their service in this form: kill him. The most direct service one can offer is naming the problem precisely and asking the Lord to remove it. Devotee-prayer is not bashful about specifics.

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