# Cc. Ādi 5.154
## Text
> sei amśa lañā jyeṣṭha-kaniṣṭhābhimāna
> aṁśāṁśi-rūpe śāstre karaye vyākhyāna
## Synonyms
*sei* *aṁśa* *lañā*—taking that plenary portion; *jyeṣṭha*-*kaniṣṭha*-*abhimāna*—considering Themselves the elder or younger; *aṁśa*-*aṁśi*-*rūpe*—as the expansion and the original Supreme Personality of Godhead; *śāstre*—in the revealed scriptures; *karaye*—does; *vyākhyāna*—explanation.
## Translation
**Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma present Themselves as elder or younger brother, but in the scriptures They are described as the original Supreme Personality of Godhead and His expansion.**