Dvivida Gorilla
DVIVIDA GORILLA It was during one of these evenings of Lord Balarama’s rasa-lila that He was accosted by the terrible gorilla Dvivida. This Dvivida was as strong as 10,000 elephants and the friend of a demon … Read More
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DVIVIDA GORILLA It was during one of these evenings of Lord Balarama’s rasa-lila that He was accosted by the terrible gorilla Dvivida. This Dvivida was as strong as 10,000 elephants and the friend of a demon … Read More
Lord Baladeva’s Appearance: On the purnima or full moon of the month of Sridhara month Balarama, the elder brother of Lord Krsna appeared. This day is celebrated in Vrndavana and Mathura region. Particularly at the Dauji … Read More
1 PAUGANDA YEARS 2 LORD BALARAMA IS VRNDAVANA 3 WRESTLING ARENA OF KAMSA 4 VARIOUS PASTIMES 5 BALARAMA AS NITYANANDA PAUGANDA YEARS During their formative years Sri Balarama and his younger brother Sri Krishna played and … Read More
Once Lord Balarama, Who was at the time living in Dwarka, came back to stay in Vrindavana for two months. At this time He enjoyed pastimes with His gopi friends (who were different from the gopis … Read More
Text 133 indiram ca vimurtim ca- bhijanam rupam eva ca bala-bhojas ca pathanat sarvam prapnoti manavah indiram – wealth; ca – and; vimurtim – glory; ca – and; abhijanam – dynasty; rupam – handsomeness; eva – … Read More
Sri Baladeva is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. He is equal in supremacy to the Supreme Godhead, yet wherever Krishna appears, Sri Baladeva appears as Krishna’s brother, sometimes elder, sometimes younger. In his vaibhava-prakasa feature, … Read More
Samba, the darling son of Jambavati and Krishna, kidnapped Laksmana the daughter of Duryodhana from the assembly were she was supposed to choose her husband. The furious Kauravas after a prolonged fight, finally arrested Samba by … Read More
Text 97 nana-padma-karah kausi nana-kauseya-vesa-dhrk ratna-kambala-dhari ca dhauta-vastra-samavrtah He holds many lotus flowers in His hand (nana-padma-kara) is dressed in silk garments (kausi nana-kauseya-vesa-dhrk) wears a jewel cloak (ratna-kambala-dhari) and is dressed in splendid clean garments … Read More
Narakasura, the demon that Krsna killed, had a friend who was an ape, Dvivida. After Krsna killed Narakasura, Dvivida, seeking vengeance, caused all kinds of disturbances, flooding the coastal lands by splashing water with his mighty … Read More
Balarama : prima emanazione plenaria di krishna; quando il si¬gnore venne sulla terra, cinquemila anni fa, egli apparve insieme a lui come suo fratello maggiore – il fratello maggiore di krishna; anch’egli era una perso-nalità divina … Read More
Text 19 varuni-mada-mattango mada-ghurnita-locanah padmaksah padma-mali ca vanamali madhusravah He is intoxicated by drinking varuni (varuni-mada-mattanga) His eyes roll in intoxication (mada-ghurnita-locana) His eyes are lotus flowers (padmaksa) He wears a lotus garland (padma- mali) and … Read More
SRI BALADEVA IS GURU Lord Sri Krsna appeared as Sri Balaramadeva Prabhu, to give instructions on how to serve Himself. As one may massage his feet by his own hands, so Baladeva is Krsna Himself, in … Read More
Chapter Eleven Sri Balabhadra-stava-raja The King of Prayers to Lord Balarama Text 1 duryodhana uvaca stotram sri-baladevasya pradvipaka maha-mune vada mam krpaya saksat sarva-siddhi-pradayakam duryodhana uvaca – Duryodhana said; stotram – prayer; sri- baladevasya’of Lord Balarama; … Read More