As a result, Krishna and Arjuna also become brothers-in-law. It is a match that Balarama initially resents and even sends his soldiers to capture Arjuna. However following Krishna’s intervention, he ...

Balarama (बलराम, Balarāma), also known as Baladeva, Balabhadra and Halayudha, is the elder brother of Krishna (an avatar of the god Vishnu) and is regarded generally as an avatar of Shesha.

Krishna opposed the idea, aware that if He opposed a plan, Balarama would stubbornly go ahead with it. All this eventually facilitated the marriage of Subhadra and Arjuna.

Arjuna wants to marry Lord Krishna’s sister Subhadra, but Balarama has already decided to get her married to his favourite student Duryodhana. Arjuna, in the guise of an ascetic, visits Krishna ...

LORD KRISHNA, GITA AND USE OF PACHAJANYA IN WAR. "The PANCHAJANYA, the name of one of the conches was blown by God Krishna. The conch named DEVADATTA was blown by DHANANJAYA, Arjuna."- Gita 1 0f 15.

In the story illustrated here, the elderly and pious Akrura has come to invite Krishna and his brother, Balarama, to Mathura to compete in an athletic contest. According to the Sanskrit text: "After ...

On the mountain, Krishna and Balarama sit beside a thatched hut and calmly gesture toward a swirling cloud of dust. At the center of the oncoming mass of soldiers, Jarasandha, the tyrannical king of ...

In 2024, Balarama Jayanti falls on Saturday, August 24. The observance is aligned with the Shashthi Tithi, the sixth day of the Krishna Paksha (waning phase of the moon) in the month of Bhadrapada.