Balarama (English spelling)

According to the later developed Krishna legend, Vishnu was born as Krishna, the son of Vasudeva of the Yadava clan and his wife Devaki, in order to punish the demons who appeared on earth in the form of a tyrannical king. Fearing persecution by Devaki's brother Kamsa, Krishna was brought up by Nanda, the chief of a cowherd village, and his wife Yashoda along with his brother Balarama, but from his childhood he performed miracles, killing many demons, and finally killed the evil king Kamsa. The hero Krishna was also the object of admiration of the gopikas.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　後代に発達したクリシュナ伝説によれば，ビシュヌは暴虐な王の姿をとって地上に出現した悪魔たちを成敗するために，ヤーダバ族のバスデーバVasudevaとその妻デーバキーの息子クリシュナとして生まれた。デーバキーの兄のカンサの迫害を恐れ，クリシュナは兄のバララーマBalarāmaとともに牛飼村の長ナンダとその妻ヤショーダーにより養育されたが，少年期より奇跡を現じて幾多の悪魔たちを殺し，ついには悪王カンサを殺した。英雄クリシュナはまた牧女たちのあこがれの的であった。…

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