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sei amsa lana jyestha-kanisthabhimana

amsamsi-rupe sastre karaye vyakhyana

SYNONYMS

sei amsa lana—taking that plenary portion; jyestha-kanistha-abhimana—considering Themselves the elder or younger; amsa-amsi-rupe—as the expansion and the original Supreme Personality of Godhead; sastre—in the revealed scriptures; karaye—does; vyakhyana—explanation.

Krsna and Balarama present Themselves as elder or younger brother, but in the scriptures They are described as the original Supreme Personality of Godhead and His expansion.