![]() ![]() ![]() Balarama in Purana glossary Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Indexīalarāma (बलराम).-A son of Vasudeva 1 and Rohiṇī and an aṃśa of Hari (also Baladeva, Balabhadra, Sīrāyudha) the dhāma of Hari in the womb of Devakī transferred to that of Rohiṇī by Yogamāyā on account of this he is Saṅkarṣaṇa also Rāma on account of his pleasant personality and Bala on account of his strength his nāmakaraṇa 1 was bewildered at Baka seizing Kṛṣṇa became glad at his escape entered the palmyra grove, vanquished the Asura Dhenuka and his kin and gladdened the cow-herds advised Nanda and others to keep cool when Kṛṣṇa was enclosed in the coils of the reptile, and stopped their getting into the pool of Kālīya his joy at Kṛṣṇa's escape from Kālīya was carried by Pralamba on his back when he won in a certain game but finding him to be an Asura in the guise of a gopa, he knocked his head with his fist and killed him for which the Devas praised him 2 his surprise at Kṛṣṇa's holding aloft the Govardhana was in charge of the women rescued by Kṛṣṇa from Śankhacūḍa and was presented with the Cūḍāmaṇi of Śankhacūḍa. ![]()
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