Verse Text
guṇena, yathā –
svayaṁ parājayaṁ prāptān kṛṣṇa-pakṣān vijitya naḥ |
baliṣṭhā bala-pakṣāś ced durbalāḥ ke tataḥ kṣitau ||167||
Translation
Envy arising from increase of good qualities: Balarāma’s team thinks itself strong and able to defeat our team with Kṛṣṇa on our side, but is there anyone weaker than Balarāma’s team in this world?
Purport (Nectar of Devotion)
Sometimes when the cowherd boys used to play in the forests of Vṛndāvana, Kṛṣṇa would play on one side, and Balarāma would play on another. There would be competition and mock fighting between the two parties, and when Kṛṣṇa’s party was defeated by Balarāma, the boys would say, “If Balarāma’s party remains victorious, then who in the world can be weaker than ourselves?” This is another instance of envy in ecstatic love.