saḿstutya munayo rāmaḿ
prayujyāvitathāśiṣaḥ
abhyaṣiñcan mahā-bhāgā
vṛtra-ghnaḿ vibudhā yathā
saḿstutya — sincerely praising; munayaḥ — the sages; rāmam — Lord Balarāma; prayujya — awarding; avitatha — infallible; āśiṣaḥ — benedictions; abhyaṣiñcan — ceremoniously bathed; mahā-bhāgāḥ — the great personalities; vṛtra — of Vṛtrāsura; ghnam — the killer (Lord Indra); vibudhāḥ — the demigods; yathā — as.