
Splendid armlets and bracelets ornament Blaram’s graceful and very strong arms and His feet are decorated with jeweled anklets. Splendid earrings adorn His ears and His neck is splendidly decorated with garlands of flowers and strings of jewels. His handsome hair is tied in a graceful topknot. He wears blue garments and a garland of forest flowers. Krishna Balarama, Balrama JayantiLord Balarama is sixteen years old, full of the luster of youth and has a fair complexion the color of crystal.

Only after Baladeva give His mercy did Krishna descend, such is the intimate relationship between Krishna and Baladeva. Five thousand years ago when Krishna descended into the material world, He was first preceded by Baladeva. Whenever Krishna appears in the material world, He is accompanied by His associates and paraphernalia. No one can approach Krishna without first getting the mercy of Baladeva.

In all the forms He tastes the transcendental bliss of serving Krishna. He executes the orders of Lord Krishna in the work of creation, and in the form of Lord Sesa He serves Sri Krishna in various ways. He Himself helps in the pastimes of Lord Krishna, and He does the work of creation in four other forms called the catur-vyuha (four armed) forms known as Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Pradyumna and Anirudha. He assumes five other forms to serve Lord Krishna. He is the source of the entire spiritual world and is the adi-guru, the original spiritual master.

Balarama is the first bodily expansion of Krishna, and He assists in Lord Krishna’s transcendental pastimes. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krishna, is the fountainhead of all incarnations.
