Is Balarama an Avatar of Vishnu or Adiseshan (or both)? The statements like "The greatly powerful Balarama is a part of Sesa-Naga"(MB 1 67 152) should be considered as the perception of the sage who spoke it or it is said with the intent to promulgate popular belief Sridhara Svami gives such explanation in SB 10 1 2 where Krishna is apparently described as amsa of Vishnu :
Why did Balarama favor Duryodhana? - Hinduism Stack Exchange Krishna and Balarama chased the fleeting Satadhanwa as he had killed Satyabhama's father Satrajit for the Syamantaka jewel But after Krishna killed him, He didn't find the precious jewel with him He told Balarama that the jewel was not with Satadhanwa But Balarama didn't believe Krishna He thought that Krishna had kept the jewel and lying
Why Balarama is known as Samkarshana? - Hinduism Stack Exchange But Balarama called out Yamuna to take a dip in the water but she refused With angry, Balarama pulled Yamuna with his plough towards him Terrified Yamuna begged for forgiveness which was granted Finally Balarama had his dip happily In this story Balarama's intention of using his plough was to teach a lesson to Yamuna
vishnu - What is the purpose of Balaramas avatara? - Hinduism Stack . . . So to say Balarama is an avatar (smaller lesser), is ok, to the extent of his relation with Lord Krishna In contrast, Balarama (Mahabharata) had more of family life, which he voluntarily forgone to serve his elder brother during the exile (Ramayana)
balarama - The Family tree of Lord Krishna - Hinduism Stack Exchange Vasudeva had two sons Krishna, Balarama and a daughter Subhadra (mother - Devaki) Krishna had 16108 wives of which 8 were queens, These 8 queens gave birth to 80 children Rukmini: Charu, Charu Deshna, Charudeha, Charuchandra, Bhadracharu, Vicharu, Sudeshna, Sucharu, Charugupta, and Pradyumna
bhagavata purana - Does Balarama ever regret killing Romaharshana . . . Balarama is avatar of Adishesha who is Lord Vishnu Himself So, it's like Lord Vishnu killing Romaharshana Even it is virtuous or a boon to get killed by Lord So, Romaharshana (Suta) was blessed for getting killed by Lord Anyways, Balarama mentions the reason in detail in Chapter 19 Setu Mahatmya Brahma Khanda of Skanda Purana 19-26
temple - Worship of combined deities of Krishna, Balarama, and . . . Where else other than Jagannath Puri, is the worship of combined deities of "Krishna, Balarama, and Subhadra" done? i e , any other temples such as the Puri Jagannath temple? From the official website of Shree Jagannath Temple: Jagannatha is not the only deity worshipped in the temple, though it is known as the 'Jagannatha Temple'
puranas - Was Balarama included in the list of Dashavatara in any . . . Balarama is said to be the 8th Avatar by Jayadeva in his Dashavatara Stotra where he glorifies the ten incarnations and considers Kesava [Krishna] as their origin Ten Avataras according to Dashavatara Stotra are as follows: Fish, Tortoise, Boar, Man-Lion, Dwarf Brahmin, Parasurama, Rama, Balarama, Buddha, and Kalki
How did Balarama reach Yashodas house in Vrindavana? The story of Vasudev taking Krishna to Nand and Yashoda is well-known But how did Balarama, who was also Vasudev's son, reach Vrindavana? And what happened to Rohini who carried him as a surrogate
bhagavata purana - How is Rukmis killing by Balarama justified . . . Balarama agreed to play with Rukmi, and so placing their wealth as stakes began playing Since Balarama was winning most of the time, Rukmi decided to cheat, and so he played deceitfully and boasted to Balarama that he won Enraged by his deceit, Balarama lifted his mace and killed Rukmi