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Sometimes people ask who is Lord Balarama? And the answer is that He is the brother of Lord Krishna. However, He does many things besides that.             How we understand this is to first recognize that, according to Vedic scripture such as the  Srimad Bhagavata Purana , it is described that Lord Krishna is the primeval Lord, the original Personality of Godhead, so He can expand Himself into unlimited forms with all potencies. They are no different from Him, but may exhibit differences in form and function.             He first expands Himself into Baladeva, or Balarama, who is considered Krishna’s second body and brother. Balarama assists in Lord Krishna’s innumerable spiritual pastimes in both the spiritual and material realms.             Lord Balarama is also Lord Sankarshana, the predominator of t...

One devotee described the personal beauty of Baladeva as follows: "Let me take shelter of the lotus feet of Balarāma, whose beauty is enhanced by the earrings touching his cheeks. His face is decorated with tilaka made from kastūrī (musk), and His broad chest is decorated with a garland of guñja (small conchshells). His complexion is as white as an autumn cloud, He wears garments of blue color, and His voice is very grave. His arms are very long, touching His thighs, and He has shown His great strength by killing the Pralamba demon. Let me take shelter of this chivalrous Balarāma."* Balarāma and Baladeva are different names for the same expansion of Kṛṣṇa. He is Kṛṣṇa's elder brother. Baladeva's affection for Kṛṣṇa is illustrated in this statement to Subala: "My dear friend, please inform Kṛṣṇa not to go to Kāliya's lake today. Today is His birthday, and so I wish to go along with Mother Yaśodā to bathe Him. Tell Him He should not leave the house today."...

  Sri Balabhadra-sahasra-näma A Thousand Names of Lord Balaräma The Balarama Pranams namas te halagraha namas te musalayudha namas te revati-kanta namas te bhakta-vatsala namas te dharani-dhara namas te balanam srestha pralambare namas te 'stu ehi mam krsna-purvaja   From Garga-samhita Canto 8: Chapter Thirteen Text 1 duryodhana uvaca balabhadrasya devasya pradvipaka maha-mune namnam sahasram me bruhi guhyam deva-ganair api Duryodhana said: O great sage Pradvipaka, please tell me the thousand names of Lord Balarama, names kept secret from even the demigods. Text 2 sri-pradvipaka uvaca sadhu sadhu maha-raja sadhu te vimalam yasah yat prcchase param idam gargoktam deva-durlabham sri-pradvipaka uvaca-Sri Pradvipaka said; sadhu-good; sadhu-good; maha-raja-O king; sadhu-good; te-of you; vimalam-pure; yasah-fame; yat-what; prcchase-you ask; param-great; idam-this; gargoktam-spoken by Garga Muni; deva-to the demigods; durlabham-rare. Sri Pradvipaka said: Well done! Well done! Well do...