Balarama
Balarama
Noun
1. elder brother of Krishna; an incarnation of Vishnu
(hypernym) Rama
Balarama
[Hindu] The Mahabharata relates that Vishnu pulled a white hair and a black hair from his head and these became Balarama and Krishna respectively. Balarama was white-skinned while Krishna was dark-skinned (represented iconographically by the color blue). His consort is Revati and his sons are Nisatha and Ulmuka. His symbols are the plow and the mace.
Balarama
Balarama (Sanskrit) Elder brother of Krishna, regarded by some as an avatara of Vishnu, by others as the incarnation of the great serpent Sesha. He spent his childhood with Krishna and during his life performed many daring exploits. Krishna, the indigo-complexioned, was considered to be a relatively full avataric manifestation of Vishnu, while Balarama, said to have been of fairer complexion, is known as a partial avataric incarnation of Vishnu.