tato ’muñcac chila-varsam

 balasyopary amarsitah

tat sarvam curnayam asa

 lilaya musalayudhah

 

Translation: 

 

The angry ape then released a rain of stones upon Lord Balarama, but the wielder of the club easily pulverized them all.

 

Purport: 

 

Srila Prabhupada writes: “When no more trees were available, Dvivida took help from the hills and threw large pieces of stone, like rainfall, upon the body of Balarama. Lord Balarama, in a great sporting mood, began to smash those big pieces of stone into mere pebbles.” Even today there are many sports wherein people enjoy striking a ball or similar object with a stick or bat. This sporting propensity exists originally in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who playfully (lilaya) pulverized the deadly boulders hurled at Him by the powerful Dvivida.