According to the Bhagavata Purana, the demon Kamsa, the tyrant king of Mathura, was destined to be killed by the eighth son of his cousin, Devaki. To prevent this, Kamsa imprisoned Devaki and her husband Vasudeva, killing their children one by one. When Devaki conceived her seventh child, it was not an ordinary fetus. It was the spiritual expansion of Vishnu known as Sankarshana .
Originally named Rama, he was called Balarama (meaning "Strong Rama") because of his extraordinary physical power. Symbols and Iconography
When the Yamuna river refused to part for the boys to play, Balarama, in a display of divine power, plunged his plow into the riverbank and dragged the
This temper, however, is not evil. It is the anger of a guardian who values Kshatriya (warrior) ethics and fair play above all else. He is the enforcer of the rules of engagement.
: Translates to "the strong one" or "the guardian of strength," emphasizing his immense physical and spiritual power.
“Where Krishna dances, Balarama stands. One weaves the world; the other refuses to let it unravel.”
Balarama’s life began with a divine mystery. He was the seventh child of and Vasudeva , but the wicked King Kansa had vowed to kill all of Devaki's offspring. To save him, Lord Vishnu ordered the goddess Yogamaya to miraculously transfer the embryo from Devaki’s womb to that of Rohini , Vasudeva’s first wife, who was living safely in Gokul.
