# Cc. Madhya 20.174 ## Text > vaibhava-prakāśa kṛṣṇera—śrī-balarāma > varṇa-mātra-bheda, saba—kṛṣṇera samāna ## Synonyms *vaibhava*-*prakāśa*—manifestation of the vaibhava feature; *kṛṣṇera*—of Lord Kṛṣṇa; *śrī*-*balarāma*—Śrī Balarāma; *varṇa*-*mātra*—color only; *bheda*—difference; *saba*—everything; *kṛṣṇera* *samāna*—equal to Kṛṣṇa. ## Translation **"The first manifestation of the vaibhava feature of Kṛṣṇa is Śrī Balarāmajī. Śrī Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa have different bodily colors, but otherwise Śrī Balarāma is equal to Kṛṣṇa in all respects.** ## Purport To understand the difference between *svayaṁ-rūpa, tad-ekātma-rūpa, āveśa, prābhava* and *vaibhava,* Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura has given the following description. In the beginning, Kṛṣṇa has three bodily features: (1) *svayaṁ-rūpa,* as a cowherd boy in Vṛndāvana; (2) *tad-ekātma-rūpa,* which is divided into *svāṁśaka* and *vilāsa;* and (3) *āveśa-rūpa.* The *svāṁśaka,* or expansions of the personal potency, are (1) Kāraṇodakaśāyī, Garbhodakaśāyī, Kṣīrodakaśāyī and (2) incarnations such as the fish, tortoise, boar and Nṛsiṁha. The *vilāsa-rūpa* has a *prābhava* division, including Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha. There is also a *vaibhava* division in which there are twenty-four forms, including the second Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha. For each of these, there are three forms; therefore there are twelve forms altogether. These twelve forms constitute the predominant names for the twelve months of the year as well as the twelve *tilaka* marks on the body. Each of the four Personalities of Godhead expands into two other forms; thus there are eight forms, such as Puruṣottama, Acyuta, etc. The four forms (Vāsudeva, etc.), the twelve (Keśava, etc.), and the eight (Puruṣottama, etc.) all together constitute twenty-four forms. All the forms are differently named in accordance with the weapons They hold in Their four hands.