vraje gopa-bhÄva rÄmera, pure ká¹£atriya-bhÄvana
varṇa-veÅ›a-bheda, tÄte 'vilÄsa' tÄá¹…ra nÄma

 vraje - in Vá¹›ndÄvana; gopa-bhÄva - emotion of a cowherd boy; rÄmera - of BalarÄma; pure - in DvÄrakÄ; ká¹£atriya-bhÄvana - the emotion of a ká¹£atriya; varṇa-veÅ›a-bheda - by differences of dress and color; tÄte - therefore; vilÄsa - pastime expansion; tÄá¹…ra nÄma - His name.


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“BalarÄma, who has the same original form as Kṛṣṇa, is Himself a cowherd boy in Vá¹›ndÄvana, and He also considers Himself a member of the ká¹£atriya race in DvÄrakÄ. Thus His color and dress are different, and He is called a pastime form of Kṛṣṇa.

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