vraje gopa-bhāva rāmera, pure kṣatriya-bhāvana
varṇa-veśa-bheda, tāte 'vilāsa' tāṅra nāma

 vraje - in Vṛndāvana; gopa-bhāva - emotion of a cowherd boy; rāmera - of Balarāma; pure - in Dvārakā; kṣatriya-bhāvana - the emotion of a kṣatriya; varṇa-veśa-bheda - by differences of dress and color; tāte - therefore; vilāsa - pastime expansion; tāṅra nāma - His name.


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“Balarāma, who has the same original form as Kṛṣṇa, is Himself a cowherd boy in Vṛndāvana, and He also considers Himself a member of the kṣatriya race in Dvārakā. Thus His color and dress are different, and He is called a pastime form of Kṛṣṇa.

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