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CC Madhya 20.187

ব্রজে গোপভাব রামের, পুরে ক্ষত্রিয়-ভাবন ।
বর্ণ-বেশ-ভেদ, তাতে ‘বিলাস’ তাঁর নাম ॥ ১৮৭ ॥
vraje gopa-bhāva rāmera, pure kṣatriya-bhāvana
varṇa-veśa-bheda, tāte ‘vilāsa’ tāṅra nāma

Synonyms

vrajein Vṛndāvana; gopa-bhāvaemotion of a cowherd boy; rāmeraof Balarāma; purein Dvārakā; kṣatriya-bhāvanathe emotion of a kṣatriya; varṇa-veśa-bhedaby differences of dress and color; tātetherefore; vilāsapastime expansion; tāṅra nāmaHis name.

Translation

“Balarāma, who has the same original form as Kṛṣṇa, is Himself a cowherd boy in Vṛndāvana, and He also considers Himself a member of the kṣatriya race in Dvārakā. Thus His color and dress are different, and He is called a pastime form of Kṛṣṇa.