श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण दशम स्कन्ध अध्याय 78 श्लोक 28-40

dasham skandh: ashtasaptasaptatitam adhyay (poorvardh)

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: dasham skandh: ashtasaptasaptatitam adhyay shlok 28-40 ka hindi anuvad bhagavan balaram yadyapi tirthayatra ke karan dushtoan ke vadh se bhi alag ho gaye the, phir bhi itana kahakar unhoanne apane hath mean sthit kush ki nok se un par prahar kar diya aur ve turant mar gaye. honahar hi aisi thi. soot ji ke marate hi sab rrishi-muni hay-hay karane lage, sabake chitt khinn ho gaye. unhoanne devadhidev bhagavan balaram ji se kaha- ‘prabho! apane yah bahut b da adharm kiya. yaduvanshashiromane! soot ji ko ham logoan ne hi brahmanoanchit asan par baithaya tha aur jab tak hamara yah satr samapt n ho, tab tak ke liye unhean sharirik kasht se rahit ayu bhi de di thi. apane anajan mean yah aisa kam kar diya, jo brahmahatya ke saman hai. ham log yah manate haian ki ap yogeshvar haian, ved bhi ap par shasan nahian kar sakata. phir bhi apase yah prarthana hai ki apaka avatar logoan ko pavitr karane ke liye hua hai; yadi ap kisi ki prerana ke bina svayan apani ichchha se hi is brahmahatya ka prayashchit kar leange to isase logoan ko bahut shiksha milegi’. bhagavan balaram ne kaha- maian logoan ko shiksha dene ke liye, logoan par anugrah karane ke liye is brahmahatya ka prayashchit avashy karooanga, atah isake liye pratham shreni ka jo prayashchit ho, ap log usi ka vidhan kijiye. ap log is soot ko lambi ayu, bal, indriy-shakti adi jo kuchh bhi dena chahate hoan, mujhe batala dijiye; maian apane yogabal se sab kuchh sampann kiye deta hooan. rrishiyoan ne kaha- 'balaram ji! ap aisa koee upay kijiye, jisase apaka shastr, parakram aur inaki mrityu bhi vyarth n ho aur ham logoan ne unhean jo varadan diya tha, vah bhi saty ho jaye'. bhagavan balaram ne kaha- rrishiyoan! vedoan ka aisa kahana hai ki atma hi putr ke roop mean utpann hota hai. isaliye romaharshan ke sthan par unaka putr ap logoan ko puranoan ki katha sunayega. use maian apani shakti se dirghayu, indriyashakti aur bal diye deta hooan. rrishiyoan! isake atirikt ap log aur jo kuchh bhi chahate hoan, mujhase kahiye. maian ap logoan ki ichchha poorn karooanga. anajan mean mujhase jo aparadh ho gaya hai, usaka prayashchit bhi ap log soch-vicharakar batalaiye; kyoanki ap log is vishay ke vidvan haian. rrishiyoan ne kaha- balaram ji! ilval ka putr balval nam ka ek bhayankar danav hai. vah pratyek parv par yahaan a pahuanchata hai aur hamare is satr ko dooshit kar deta hai. yadunandan! vah yahaan akar pib, khoon, vishtha, mootr, sharab aur maans ki varsha karane lagata hai. ap us papi ko mar daliye. ham logoan ki yah bahut b di seva hogi. isake bad ap ekagrachitt se tirthoan mean snan karate hue barah mahinoan tak bharatavarsh ki parikrama karate hue vicharan kijiye. isase apaki shuddhi ho jayagi.