Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 79, Text 11-15

Text-11-15

SB 10.79.11-15

gomatim gandakim snatva
 vipasam sona aplutah
gayam gatva pitrn istva
 ganga-sagara-sangame
 
upasprsya mahendradrau
 ramam drstvabhivadya ca
sapta-godavarim venam
 pampam bhimarathim tatah
 
skandam drstva yayau ramah
 sri-sailam girisalayam
dravidesu maha-punyam
 drstvadrim venkatam prabhuh
 
kama-kosnim purim kañcim
 kaverim ca sarid-varam
sri-rangakhyam maha-punyam
 yatra sannihito harih
 
rsabhadrim hareh ksetram
 daksinam mathuram tatha
samudram setum agamat
 maha-pataka-nasanam
 
Translation: 
 
Lord Balarama bathed in the Gomati, Gandaki and Vipasa rivers, and also immersed Himself in the Sona. He went to Gaya, where He worshiped His forefathers, and to the mouth of the Ganges, where He performed purifying ablutions. At Mount Mahendra He saw Lord Parasurama and offered Him prayers, and then He bathed in the seven branches of the Godavari River, and also in the rivers Vena, Pampa and Bhimarathi. Then Lord Balarama met Lord Skanda and visited Sri-saila, the abode of Lord Girisa. In the southern provinces known as Dravida-desa the Supreme Lord saw the sacred Venkata Hill, as well as the cities of Kamakosni and Kañci, the exalted Kaveri River and the most holy Sri-ranga, where Lord Krsna has manifested Himself. From there He went to Rsabha Mountain, where Lord Krsna also lives, and to the southern Mathura. Then He came to Setubandha, where the most grievous sins are destroyed.
 
Purport: 
 
Usually one goes to Gaya to worship deceased forefathers. But as Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti explains, although Lord Balarama’s father and grandfather were still alive, it was on His father’s order that He carefully worshiped His forefathers at Gaya. Drawing insight from the Vaisnava-tosani, the acarya further explains that although Lord Balarama was in the immediate proximity of Jagannatha Puri, He did not go there, since He wanted to avoid the embarrassment of having to worship Himself among the forms of Sri Krsna, Balabhadra and Subhadra.
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 79, Text 10
Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 10, Chapter 79, Text 16-17