Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Adi-lila

Chapter 5: The Glories Of Lord Nityananda Balarama. Text 8

Å›rÄ«-balarÄma gosÄñi mÅ«la-saá¹…kará¹£aṇa
pañca-rūpa dhari' karena kṛṣṇera sevana

 Å›rÄ«-balarÄma - BalarÄma; gosÄñi - the Lord; mÅ«la-saá¹…kará¹£aṇa - the original Saá¹…kará¹£aṇa; pañca-rÅ«pa dhari' - accepting five bodies; karena - does; kṛṣṇera - of Lord Kṛṣṇa; sevana - service.


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Lord BalarÄma is the original Saá¹…kará¹£aṇa. He assumes five other forms to serve Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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