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. He is also known as Haladhara, Halayudha, Baladeva, Balabhadra, and Sankarshana. ![]() He is particularly significant in the Jagannath tradition, as one of the triad deities. The elder brother of Vāsudeva-Krishna he is described in the Bhagavata Purana as the highest form of divinity that expanded into Vishnu and creation. Balarama ( Sanskrit: बलराम, IAST: Balarāma) is a Hindu god.
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