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
Who is Lord Balarama? ***************** The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, is the fountainhead of all incarnations. Lord Balarama is His second body. They are both one and the same identity. They differ only in form. … Read More
One time Krsna and Balarama and their friends, being desirous of enjoying the succulent fruits of the Talavana Forest, made plans to go there. However, some of the boys tried to warn Krsna and Balarama that … Read More
Powerful Lord Balarama has a fair complexion the color of crystal. He wears blue garments and a garland of forest flowers. His handsome hair is tied in a graceful topknot. Splendid earrings decorate His ears. His … Read More
Text 51 varanasi-gatah kruddhah sarvah paundraka-ghatakah sunandi sikhari silpi dvividanga-nisudanah He traveled to Varanasi (varanasi-gata) He may become angry (kruddha) He is everything (sarva) He killed Paundraka (paundraka-ghataka) He carries the sword Sunanda (sunandi) wears a … Read More
Baladeva’s Birthday Today is the appearance day of Rohini-nandana Baladeva. According to the Vedic scripture Garga-samhita, Baladeva Prabhu appeared after Janmastami, but if this is accepted, there would be confusion. Baladeva would be older … Read More
Text 9 sayam phanindro ‘vatu mam sadaiva parat paro raksatu mam pradose purne nisithe ca duranta-viryah pratyusa-kale ‘vatu mam sadaiva sayam – at sunset; phanindrah – the king of serpents; avatu – may protect; mam – … Read More
Nanda Bhavan Temple and Chaurasi Khambha This is where Krishna and Balarama lived with Nanda Maharaja and Yasoda. There are big Deities here of Nanda Maharaja on the left, Mother Yasoda on the right, and Lord … Read More
Lord Krishna and Lord Balarama accompanied Akura to the city of Mathura to kill the evil King Kamsa and to be reunited with Their parents Devaki and Vasudeva. After revealing to Akura Their other forms of … Read More
The spiritual planet goloka Vrndavana, the eternal abode of Lord Krishna, is shaped like the whorl of a lotus flower. Even when the Lord descends to any one of the mundane planets, He does so … Read More
Powerful Lord Balarama has a fair complexion the color of crystal. He wears blue garments and a garland of forest flowers. His handsome hair is tied in a graceful topknot. Splendid earrings decorate His ears. His … 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
DVIVIDA GORILLA Srila Jiva Gosvami points out some interesting facts about the ape Dvivida. Although Dvivida was an associate of Lord Ramacandra’s, he later became corrupted by bad association with the demon Naraka, as stated here: … Read More
From Back to Godhead By Vishakha Devi Dasi What is love? Where is it? And how can we get it? Love, we are told, is all we need. It is the subject of numberless books, songs, … Read More
