ṛṣaya ūcuḥ
ilvalasya suto ghoro
balvalo nÄma dÄnavaḥ
sa dūṣayati naḥ satram
etya parvaṇi parvaṇi
ṛṣayaḥ Å«cuḥ - the sages said; ilvalasya - of Ilvala; sutaḥ - the son; ghoraḥ - fearsome; balvalaḥ nÄma - named Balvala; dÄnavaḥ - demon; saḥ - he; dÅ«á¹£ayati - contaminates; naḥ - our; satram - sacrifice; etya - coming; parvaṇi parvaṇi - on each new-moon day.
The sages said: A fearsome demon named Balvala, the son of Ilvala, comes here every new-moon day and contaminates our sacrifice.
First the sages tell Lord BalarÄma the favor they would like Him to do for them.
