"O Kesava! O
Lord of the Universe! O Lord Hari, who have assumed the form of Lord
Balarāma, the wielder of the plow! All glories to You! On Your
brilliant white body You wear garments the color of a fresh blue rain
cloud. These garments are the color of the River Yamuna, who feels
great fear due to the striking of Your plowshare."
"All glories to
Rama-ghata, where Lord Balarāma performed His rasa dance. All
glories to Lord Balarāma, the son of Rohini. All glories, all
glories to the residents of Vrndavana."
"Powerful Lord
Balarāma is sixteen years old, full of the luster of youth and
has a fair complexion the color of crystal. Balarāma wears blue
garments and a garland of forest flowers. Balarāma's handsome
hair is tied in a graceful topknot. Splendid earrings adorn
Balarāma's ears. Srī Baladeva's neck is splendidly
decorated with garlands of flowers and strings of jewels. Splendid
armlets and bracelets ornament Douji's graceful and very strong arms.
Balarāma's feet are decorated with splendid jeweled anklets.
Srī Baladeva is Srī Krishna's dearest friend. Baladeva is a
great reservoir of the nectar mellows of many kinds of transcendental
pastimes."
"Lord
Balarāma's beauty is enhanced by the earrings touching His
cheeks. Balarāma's face is decorated with tilaka made from musk,
and Balarāma's broad chest is ornamented with a garland of gunja.
Srī Baladeva's complexion is as white as an autumn cloud, and He
wears blue garments. Balarāma's voice is very grave and His arms
are very long, touching His thighs."
"The splendor of Lord
Balarāma's transcendental form eclipses many millions of
glistening rising moons, and the slightest scent of His boundless
strength is sufficient to destroy many armies of demons. Although He
knows the supernatural power of His younger brother, Krishna, still,
out of love for Him, Balarāma never leaves Krishna alone in the
forest even for a moment. I offer my prayers to Lord Balarāma,
the enemy of Dhenukasura."
"The Supreme
Personality of Godhead, Krishna, is the fountainhead of all
incarnations. Lord Balarāma is His second body. They are both one
and the same identity. They differ only in form. He is the first bodily
expansion of Krishna, and He assists in Lord Krishna's transcendental
pastimes.
That original Lord
Krishna appeared in Navadvipa as Lord Caitanya, and Balarāma
appeared with Him as Lord Nityānanda.
May Srī
Nityānanda Rama be the object of my constant remembrance.
Sankarsana, Sesa Naga and the Visnus who lie on the Karana Ocean,
Garbha Ocean and ocean of milk are His plenary portions and the
portions of His plenary portions.
Lord Balarāma
is the original Sankarsana. He assumes five other forms to serve Lord
Krishna. He Himself helps in the pastimes of Lord Krishna, and He does
the work of creation in four other forms. He executes the orders of
Lord Krishna in the work of creation, and in the form of Lord Sesa He
serves Krishna in various ways. In all the forms He tastes the
transcendental bliss of serving Krishna.
That same
Balarāma is Lord Nityānanda, the companion of Lord
Gaurasundara."
see also S.B. 5.25: The Glories of Ananta
Deva
The Krishnabook ch 86 on Subhadrā