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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.15.34

బలస్య లీలయోత్సృష్టఖరదేహహతాహతా: । తాలాశ్చకమ్పిరే సర్వే మహావాతేరితా ఇవ ॥ ౩౪ ॥
balasya līlayotsṛṣṭa-
[balasya leelayotsrishta-]
khara-deha-hatāhatāḥ
[khara-deha-hataahataah]
tālāś cakampire sarve
[taalaash chakampire sarve]
mahā-vāteritā iva
[mahaa-vaateritaa iva]
balasya — of Lord Balarāma līlayā — as the pastime utsṛṣṭa — thrown upward khara - deha — by the body of the ass hata - āhatāḥ — which were striking one another tālāḥ — the palm trees cakampire — shook sarve — all mahā - vāta — by a powerful wind īritāḥ — blown iva — as if .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
balasya līlayotsṛṣṭa-
balasya
of Lord Balarāma
līlayā
as the pastime
utsṛṣṭa
thrown upward
khara-deha-hatāhatāḥ
khara - deha
by the body of the ass
hata - āhatāḥ
which were striking one another
tālāḥ
the palm trees
tālāś cakampire sarve
cakampire
shook
sarve
all
mahā-vāteritā iva
mahā - vāta
by a powerful wind
īritāḥ
blown
iva
as if .
  • balasya — of Lord Balarāma
    Genitive of bala. Gauḍīya: the verse credits the entire cascade to Balarāma's līlā — His pastime, not His effort. Even forest-scale destruction is leisurely from His side.
  • līlayā — as the pastime
    Instrumental of līlā. Gauḍīya: the central Gauḍīya term for divine action. Līlā means play — purposeless from saṁsāra-view, sva-prakāśa-ānanda from theology-view. Nothing the Lord does is grim; everything is līlā.
  • khara-deha — by the body of the ass
    khara (ass) + deha (body). The asura-body, now a projectile. Gauḍīya: the body Dhenuka cultivated to obstruct the grove ends as the trigger of its release; karma turns against itself in the Lord's hand.
  • hata-āhatāḥ — which were striking one another
    hata (struck) + āhata (struck again). Reduplication for repeated action. Gauḍīya: the cascading trees both kill and are killed in the same instant — the līlā compresses cause and effect.
  • mahā-vāta īritāḥ iva — as if blown by a powerful wind
    mahā-vāta (great wind) + īrita (driven) + iva (as if). The Bhāgavatam's simile. Gauḍīya: the iva is important — there IS no wind; Balarāma's līlā substitutes for cosmic forces. He is the unseen vāyu of this moment.
Because of Lord Balarāma’s pastime of throwing the body of the ass demon into the top of the tallest palm tree, all the trees began shaking and striking against one another as if blown about by powerful winds.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Because of Lord Balarāma's pastime of throwing the body of the ass demon into the top of the tallest palm tree, all the trees began shaking and striking against one another as if blown about by powerful winds.
Commentary

Receiving a strong blow from the body of Dhenakasura, the tala trees shook as if blown by strong winds.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

When the nearby trees broke, even the distant trees shook. Balasya indicates that Balarāma was extremely strong. This was indicated previously in verse 22 with the word mahā-sattva.

Related values
Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Tejas (Inner Radiance / Vigour)Anahankarah (Freedom from False Ego)
Related verses
Concepts
Sattva

A great storm wind moves through a grove — the trees beat each other, hata-āhatāḥ, striking and being struck. Here there is no wind; the agent is the līlā itself. Balarāma's single throw produces wind-class consequence. The verse's simile is precise: mahā-vāta-īritāḥ iva — as if blown by a powerful wind. The Lord's hand IS the wind for one moment.

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