Appearance Day of Lord Balarama

Lord Krishna and Balarama Lord Krishna and Balarama

August 16 – Fasting till noon

Lord Balarama is the first personal expansion of Lord Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. All other incarnations expand from Him. In Lord Krishna’s pastimes, He appears as Krishna’s elder brother. Together Krishna and Balarama enact many pastimes as cowherd boys in the land of Vrindavan. Lord Balarama carries a plow and club and is known for His great strength. Therefore devotees pray to him for spiritual strength. (See Sri Chaitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila, Chapter 5.)

The following are recordings done by Harinama Chintamani Dasi about different pastimes of Lord Balarama.

In honor of Balarama Jayanti (the appearance day of Lord Balarama) Harinama Chintamani Dasi narrates the pastime of Lord Balarama visiting Vrindavan, from Krsna Book written by Srila Prabhupada.


To celebrate the appearance of Lord Balarama, Harinam Dasi narrates “The Glories of Lord Balarama”.


Harinam Dasi retells the story of Lord Balarama’s visit to Vrindavana and continues “The Glories of Lord Balarama”.