“Baladev: Krishna’s Everything | Appearance day of Sri Baladev.” Srila B. S. Goswami Maharaj. August 18, 2016. Gupta Govardhan

In English

— First other than Krishna. Elder brother: care-taker. Sweetness of Krishna and Balaram’s relations. Human-like pastimes of the Lord are the highest. Everyone is expanded from Krishna and everyone is individual and unique. Proprietor designates a manager: Baladev is doing and providing everything. Necessities of lila: Yoga-maya and Balaram are casting and scripting the pastimes. Demons’ role in the pastimes.

— Baladev’s power: everything in the world is sustained by his energy—gravity. He is Ananga Manjari, the little sister of Radharani, in madhura-rasa pastimes. Ram-lila is not his favorite, because he is the younger brother there. “Heart is above intellect”: Balarama’s version. Opposition within Yoga-maya enhances pastimes. Avadhut. Without Nityananda’s mercy you can’t enter the realm of Radha and Krishna. Nityananda is kripa-avatar: He’s so intoxicated with Krishna-prem that He’s merciful to everyone.

— Krishna-Balaram Mandir in Vrindavan. Nityananda Prabhu favors the line in which Srila Swami Prabhupada descended. Shaktya-avesha avatar. Nityananda preaches Gaura-nam in Bengal. Gaura-lila is entrance to Krishna-lila. Doyal Nitay: you need a strong foundation in Krishna consciousness. There is parakiya-bhava for everyone in Vrindavan. “I want to be your everything”—Baladev has such capacity. Rasa-lila of Balaram is for Krishna. Why the plough?