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Balarama is king of yadava dynasty.He is also reowned as god of agriculture[1]by farmers in india.He is the elder brother of Lord sri krishna.He had long history as a king of yadavas.
Childhood edit
Balarama is son of Vasudeva. The evil king Kansa, brother of Devaki, was intent upon killing the children of his sister. Because of a Akashvani (prediction) that he would die at the hands of her eighth child. Evil demon Kansa had already killed the first six children of Devaki by smashing the newborns on a stone. Vishnu incarnated as Balarama when Indra and the other gods came to Lord Vishnu and asked for release from the king Kansa. When Balarama appeared as the /Seventh child in the womb of Devaki/, she could understand that this was a divine child and this made her all the more concerned about His safety. Even Kansa could sense His potency and he became fearful, thinking he may have been tricked by the prophecy that he will be slain only by the eight child of Devaki. At this time Lord Vishnu instructed Yogamaya, His internal potency, to transfer the unborn child from the womb of Devaki to that of Rohini, one of the other wives of Vasudeva. In this way Balarama was born in Gokul under the protection of Nanda Maharaja.Garga Muni the Kulguru (family priest) of the Yadu-Bansh (dynasty) revealed to Rohini that the child she was carrying was indeed that of her husband Vasudeva. He and Krishna grew up together, and he took part in many of Krishna’s boyish freaks and adventures.[2]
About mahabharatham edit
Lord balarama didnt particepate in mahabharatham because according to him both kuravas and pandavas did a mistake about droupathadi.
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