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Balarama
Sign in to saveAlso known as ବଳଭଦ୍ର, balabhadra, ହଳଯୁଧ୍ୟ, halayudha, Baladeva, Haladhara, Samkarshana, Sankarshana
Balarama (, ) is a Hindu god, and the elder brother of Krishna. He is particularly significant in the Jagannath tradition, as one of the triad deities. He is also known as Haladhara, Halayudha, Baladeva, Balabhadra, and Sankarshana.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.image
- Balarama Mural.jpg
- Deity.caption
- Early 18th century depiction of Balarama from a wall hanging in a South Indian temple
- Deity.deity_of
- God of Agriculture and Strength
- Deity.birth_place
- Gokula
- Deity.consort
- Revati
- Deity.parents
- Vasudeva (father) Devaki (mother)Rohini (surrogate and foster mother)
- Deity.weapon
- Plough, Mace
- Deity.siblings
- Krishna, Subhadra
- Deity.children
- Nishatha and Ulmuka (sons)
- Deity.dynasty
- Yaduvamsha – Chandravamsha
- Deity.affiliation
- Avatar of Shesha in Bhagavata Vaishnavism; eighth avatar of Vishnu in some Vaishnava traditions
- Deity.abode
- Vaikuntha, Patala, Vrindavan
- Deity.festivals
- Balarama Jayanti, Ratha Yatra
- Deity.member_of
- Dashavatara
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Hindu deity
- Gender
- male
- Spouse
- Revatī
- Mother
- Devakī
- Sibling
- Jagannath
- Series
- Balabhadra
- Image
- Balarama.jpg
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- affiliation
- Hindu mythology
- iconographic symbol
- plough
- domain of saint or deity
- agriculture
- Commons category
- Balarama
- present in work
- Mahabharata
- incarnation of
- Śeṣa
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Texts
- Archeology, coins, arts, and epigraphy
- Legend
- Childhood and marriage
- Kurukshetra War
- Disappearance
- Significance
- Iconography
- Sculpture
- Temples
- Outside Hinduism
- Jainism
- Buddhism
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Balarama (, ) is a Hindu god, and the elder brother of Krishna. He is particularly significant in the Jagannath tradition, as one of the triad deities. He is also known as Haladhara, Halayudha, Baladeva, Balabhadra, and Sankarshana.
The first two epithets associate him with hala (langala, "plough") from his strong associations with farming and farmers, as the deity who used farm equipment as weapons when needed, and the next two refer to his strength.
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