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eka-i svarūpa doṅhe, bhinna-mātra kāya
ādya kāya-vyūha, kṛṣṇa-līlāra sahāya

Synonyms

eka-i—one; svarupa—identity; doṅhe—both of Them; bhinna-matra kaya—only two different bodies; adya—original; kaya-vyūha—quadruple expansions; krsna-lilara—in the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa; sahaya—assistance. 

Translation

They are both one and the same identity. They differ only in form. He is the first bodily expansion of Kṛṣṇa, and He assists in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental pastimes. 

Purport

Balarāma is a svāṁśa expansion of the Lord, and therefore there is no difference in potency between Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. The only difference is in Their bodily structure. As the first expansion of Godhead, Balarāma is the chief Deity among the first quadruple forms, and He is the foremost assistant of Śrī Kṛṣṇa in His transcendental activities. 

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