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will be called Rama because of His ability to please all the inhabi-
tants of Gokula, and He will be known as Balabhadra because of
His extensive physical strength.

PURPORT

These are some of the reasons why Balarama is known as Sankarsana,
Balarama or sometimes Rama. In the mahad-mantra—Hare Krsna, Hare
Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama,
Hare Hare—people sometimes object when Rama is accepted as
Balarama. But although devotees of Lord Rama may object, they should
know that there is no difference between Balarama and Lord Rama. Here
Srimad-Bhdgavatam clearly states that Balarama is also known as Rama
(rameti). Therefore, it is not artificial for us to speak of Lord Balarama as
Lord Rama. Jayadeva Gosvami also speaks of three Ramas: Parasurama,
Raghupati Rama and Balarama. All of them are Ramas.

TEXT 14
afesd wan antes aa |
MATT TAFT TT TAT TA TATRA UI

sandistaivam bhagavata
tathety om iti tad-vacah

pratigrhya parikramya
gam gata tat tathakarot

sandista—having been ordered; evam—thus; bhagavata—by the
Supreme Personality of Godhead; tatha iti—so be it; orm—affirmation by
the mantra om; iti—thus; tat-vacah—His words; pratigrhya—accepting
the order; parikramya—after circumambulating Him; gam—to the sur-
face of the globe; gata—she immediately went; tat—the order, as given
by the Supreme Personality of Godhead; tatha—just so; akarot—
executed.

TRANSLATION

Thus instructed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
Yogamaya immediately agreed. With the Vedic mantra om, she
