Shri Balaram Katha

Balram ji ki katha ke anusar ve Bhagwan Vishnu ke chhathe avatar Shri Krishna ke bade bhai aur Sheshnag ke avatar maane jate hain. Dwapar yug me jab prithvi par adharm aur atyachar badh gaya tha aur Mathura ke raja Kansa ke papon se sabhi log pareshan the, tab Bhagwan Vishnu ne dharm ki sthapna aur prithvi ka bhar kam karne ke liye avatar lene ka sankalp liya. Devki aur Vasudev ke aathve putra ke roop me Shri Krishna ka janm hona tha, lekin yogmaya ki leela se Krishna ji ko janm ke turant baad Gokul me Nand baba aur Yashoda mata ke paas pahucha diya gaya. Usi samay Bhagwan Vishnu ke divya ansh ke roop me Balram ji ka janm Rohini mata ke garbh se hua, jo Vasudev ji ki patni thi aur Kansa ke bhay se surakshit sthaan par rah rahi thi. Balram ji bachpan se hi bahut balshali, gambhir, saral swabhav ke aur dharmnishth the. Unhone Gokul me Shri Krishna ke saath anek leelayein ki aur har sankat me apne chhote bhai ki raksha ki. Dono ne milkar Putana vadh, Kaliya nag daman aur kai asuron ka naash kiya. Balram ji ka pramukh astr hal tha isliye unhe Haladhar bhi kaha jata hai. Bade hokar ve ek mahan yoddha bane aur unhone Duryodhan ko gada yudh ki shiksha di. Unhone hamesha dharm, satya aur maryada ka palan kiya aur saral jeevan aur krishi ka sandesh diya. Mahabharat me ve yudh se door rahe aur Krishna ji ke faislon ka samman kiya. Ant me ve apne divya swaroop me Sheshnag ke roop me Vaikunth laut gaye.