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BALARAMA Balarama (Sanskrit: बलराम, IAST: Balarāma) is a Hindu god and the elder brother of Krishna. He is particularly significant in the Jagannath tradition, as one of the triad deities.[2] He is also known as Baladeva, Balabhadra, Haladhara, Halayudha, and Sankarshana. The first two epithets refer to his strength, the last two associate him with Hala (Langala, "plough")[3] from his strong associations with farming and farmers, as the deity who used farm equipment as weapons when needed.[2][4] Balarama is sometimes described as an avatar of Shesha, the serpent associated with the god Vishnu; Krishna is regarded as an avatar of Vishnu. Some traditions regard him as one of 10 principle avatars of Vishnu himself.[5][2] Balarama's significance in the Indian culture has ancient roots. His image in artwork is dated to around the start of the common era, and in coins dated to the 2nd-century BCE.[6] In Jainism, he is known as Baladeva and has been a historically significan...

"The Ramayana was composed in Sanskrit, probably not before 300 bce, by the poet Valmiki and in its present form consists of some 24,000 couplets divided into seven books" रामायण संस्कृत में रचा गया था, शायद 300 ईसा पूर्व से पहले नहीं, कवि वाल्मीकि द्वारा और अपने मौजूदा स्वरूप में सात पुस्तकों में विभाजित कुछ 24,000 दोहे के होते हैं