TEXT 187
vraje gopa-bhava ramera, pure ksatriya-bhavana
varna-vesa-bheda, tate 'vilasa' tanra nama
SYNONYMS
vrajein Vrndavana; gopa-bhavaemotion of a cowherd boy; rameraof Balarama; purein Dvaraka; ksatriya-bhavanathe emotion of a ksatriya; varna-vesa-bhedaby differences of dress and color; tatetherefore; vilasapastime expansion; tanra namaHis name.
TRANSLATION
"Balarama, who has the same original form of Krsna, is Himself a cowherd boy in Vrndavana, and He also considers Himself to belong to the ksatriya race in Dvaraka. Thus His color and dress are different, and He is called a pastime form of Krsna.

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