Balarama

Balarama Balarama (Sanskrit: बलराम, IAST: Balarāma) is a god and the elder brother of Krishna. He is also known as Baladeva, Balabhadra, Haladhara and Halayudha, and sometimes simply Rama. The first two epithets refer to his strength, the last two associate him with Hala (Langala, “plough”) which he uses as his weapon. In the Puranas and in Mahabharata, Balarama is considered as…

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Bali

BaliBali, an asura, was the son of Devamba and Virochana. He grew up under the tutelage of his grandfather, Prahlada, who instilled in him a strong sense of righteousness and devotion. Bali would eventually succeed his grandfather as the king of the Asuras, and his reign over the realm was characterized by peace and…

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