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God name "Balarama" |
Hindu |
Balarama Hindu god of Agriculture and physical strength. Symbolized by the club and the plow. |
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God name "Balarama" |
India |
God of Agriculture. India |
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Goddess name "Balarama (strength of Rama)" |
Hindu / Epic / Puranic |
Incarnation of the god VIS'NU. May have originated in Vedic times as an agricultural fertility deity. He is the son of VASUDEVA and DEVAKI, though born from the womb of ROHINI. Jointly with KRSNA (his brother), he is identified as the eighth avatara (incarnation) of Vis'nu, or, with RAMA, as the seventh. Legend describes how Vis'nu impregnated the belly of the goddess Devaki with two hairs, one black, one white. To ensure their safety against a demon king, they were transferred before birth to Rohini. Krsna grew to be dark-skinned, and Balarama light. The latter enjoys similar characteristics to Krsna but fails to attract the same popularity. He is usually depicted on the right side of Krsna, rarely standing alone. The consort of Balarama is REVATI and his sons are Nisatha and Ulmuka. Epithets included Ananda (joy). In Jainism he is known as Baladeva. Attributes: arrow, club, drinking cup, fan palm, honey pot, lotus, pestle, pitcher, plough, prayer wheel, shield and sword.... |
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Goddess name "Devaki (divine)" |
Hindu / Epic / Puranic |
Mother goddess. Daughter of Devaka and consort of the mythical king VASUDEVA, Devaki bore eight sons, including KRSNA and BALARAMA. Her brother Kamsa believed that the eighth child would kill him and he slaughtered the first six sons. In order to save the remaining two, VISNU implanted the seed of his avataras in Devaki's womb (in the form of hairs from his head), before transferring Balarama to the womb of the goddess ROHINI and Krsna to Yasoda, the wife of a cowherd, Nanda.... |
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Demon name "Kuvalayapida" |
Hindu |
An immense elephant, or a demon in elephantine form, belonging to Kansa, and employed by him to trample the boys Krishna and Balarama to death. The attempt failed and the elephant was killed. Hindu |
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"Samkarsana" |
Dravidian |
Local last form of Balarama Dravidian / Camille |
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"Samkarsana" |
Dravidian / Tamil / southern India / Sri Lanka |
Localized form of BALARAMA. Has a complexion white like milk, wears a blue robe with a red garland and carries a nanjil (plough).... |
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God name "Vasudeva" |
Hindu |
God. The princely father of KRSNA and BALARAMA. Consorts include DEVAKI, ROHINI, etc.... |
