The Greatness of Balabhadra, Subhadra, and Krishna

Verse 1 (skanda.7.240.1)

ईश्वर उवाच। ततो गच्छेन्महादेवि बलभद्रं सुरेश्वरम्। सुभद्रां च तथा कृष्णं सर्वपातकनाशनम्

īśvara uvāca| tato gacchenmahādevi balabhadraṁ sureśvaram| subhadrāṁ ca tathā kṛṣṇaṁ sarvapātakanāśanam

Ishvara said: O Mahadevi, next one should go to Balabhadra, lord of the gods, and likewise to Subhadra and to Krishna, the destroyer of all sins.

Verse 2 (skanda.7.240.2)

पूर्व कल्पे महादेवि देहमत्रात्यजद्धरिः। अस्मिन्कल्पेपि च पुनर्गात्रोत्सर्गमिति स्मृतम्

pūrva kalpe mahādevi dehamatrātyajaddhariḥ| asminkalpe'pi ca punargātrotsargamiti smṛtam

O Mahadevi, in a former kalpa, Hari relinquished his body right here; and it is likewise remembered that in this kalpa too he again gave up his form at this very place.

Verse 3 (skanda.7.240.3)

तत्र ये पूजयिष्यंति नागरादित्यसंनिधौ। बलभद्रं सुभद्रां च कृष्णं ते स्वर्गगामिनः

tatra ye pūjayiṣyaṁti nāgarādityasaṁnidhau| balabhadraṁ subhadrāṁ ca kṛṣṇaṁ te svargagāminaḥ

Those who worship Balabhadra, Subhadra, and Krishna there in the presence of Nagaraditya shall attain heaven.