taḿ punar naimiṣaḿ prāptam
ṛṣayo 'yājayan mudā
kratv-ańgaḿ kratubhiḥ sarvair
nivṛttākhila-vigraham
tam -- Him, Lord Balarama; punah -- again; naimisham -- at Naimisharanya; praptam -- arrived; rishayah -- the sages; ayajayan -- engaged in performing Vedic sacrifices; muda -- with pleasure; kratu -- of all sacrifices; angam -- the embodiment; kratubhih -- with ritualistic performances; sarvaih -- all varieties; nivritta -- who had renounced; akhila -- all; vigraham -- warfare.
Later Lord Balarama returned to Naimisharanya, where the sages joyfully engaged Him, the embodiment of all sacrifice, in performing various kinds of Vedic sacrifice. Lord Balarama was now retired from warfare.
Srila Prabhupada writes, "[When Lord Balarama] went to the holy place of pilgrimage at Naimisharanya,... the sages, saintly persons and brahmanas all received Him standing. They understood that Lord Balarama, although a kshatriya, was now retired from the fighting business. The brahmanas and the sages, who were always for peace and tranquillity, were very pleased at this. All of them embraced Balarama with great affection and induced Him to perform various kinds of sacrifices in that sacred spot of Naimisharanya. Actually Lord Balarama had no business performing the sacrifices recommended for ordinary human beings; He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and therefore He Himself is the enjoyer of all such sacrifices. As such, His exemplary action in performing sacrifices was only to give a lesson to the common man, to show how one should abide by the injunctions of the Vedas."
