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page one top collumn two T he S TrengTh of B alaram His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada T he D emonS K illeD By B alaramSrila Thakur Bhaktivinode B alarama 'S P low anD K riShna 'S f luTeSri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja J iva g oSwami 'S w orShiP of K riShna -B alaramSrila Narahari Chakravarti Thakur B alaram T aTTva Srila Rupa Goswami

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Dhenukasura represents the bad mentality that carriesheavy loads. Pralamba represents lust for women,greed, and desire for worship and position. Thedevotee must remove these obstacles by his ownefforts with the mercy of Krishna. Dhenukasurameans ignorance of ones own spiritual identity (svarpa ), the identity of the holy name, and the

identity of Krishna. With great endeavor the devotee

T he S TrengTh of B alaram His Divine Grace A. C.

Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

The first expansion of the unlimited forms of Krishna is Balaram, Baladeva. In the Upanihads it is stated, nyam tm bala-hnena labhya

tm , the supreme soul, cannot be understood without being favored by Balaram. This statementis sometimes misunderstood to be referring tobodily strength tm , the supreme soul, cannotbe understood without physical strength. But thatis not the fact. Bala-hnena means that one who isnot favored by Balaram or Nityananda cannot makeany progress to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is the real meaning. Balaram isguru-tattva , and Balaram is present in this age as

Nityananda. So bala-hnena labhya does not meanwithout any physical strength. It means that onehas to get the favor of Nityananda Prabhu.

Lecture in Bombay, 2 January 1975.

T he D emonS K illeD By B alaram From Srila Thakur Bhaktivinodesr Caitanya ikmta , Chapter 7

A secret of vraja-bhajan is that all the obstaclesrepresented by the demons that Balaram killed can

be removed by the efforts of the devotee himself.

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Krishna and Balaram so much that even when he wasalone he would play with them. At bed time he wouldclasp the deities tightly to his chest and sleep. Althoughthey thought he was only playing, his parents wereunable to separate their son from his deities. Everyone

was happy to see Jivas love for Krishna and Balaram.

Chaitanya and Nitai were so bound by his love for

them that they appeared to him in a dream. First,Krishna and Balaram appeared in a dream, and Sri

Jiva was enchanted to see Krishna in dark blue colorand Balaram in white color. They looked like cupidsand enchanted the universe with their beautifulforms. Suddenly, Krishna and Balaram werereplaced by Gaura and Nitai and the universe wasperfumed by the scent of their bodies. Overjoyed

with this vision, Sri Jiva wept and fell at the feet of his two masters. Gaura-Nityananda Ray, the twin

oceans of mercy, put their feet on the head of Sri

Gour Govinda Swami: Yes! Pray for that kickingfrom Nityananda Ram, Balaram. You should begfor his mercy, welcome it. Dont be afraid of it.

From a lecture in Bhubaneswar, 1 March 1992.

J iva g oSwami S w orShiP of K riShna B alaram

Adapted from Srila Narahari Chakravarti Thakurs

r Bhakti-ratnkara 1.719-738 When Sri Jiva was only a boy, he avoided playing

with friends or doing any other activities that had noconnection with Krishna. He would make deities of Krishna and Balaram, worship them with flowersand sandal paste, and dress them with fine clothes

and ornaments. When he would bow on the groundbefore them, he would weep. He offered them variouskinds of sweets and then enjoyed eating the prasdam of the deities with his friends. He loved the deities of

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Pata-citra style painting of Krishna-Balaram from Orissa

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