One cannot attain the goal of life without the mercy of Balarama.
“Balarama gives one strength. Balarama is Nityananda. Vrajendra-nandana yei, saci-suta haila
sei, balarama ha-ila nitai. This bala–Balarama–comes with Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and both of Them are so merciful that in this age of Kali one may very easily take shelter of Their lotus feet. They come especially to deliver the fallen souls of this age. papi tapi yata chila, hari-name uddharila. Their weapon is sankirtana, hari-nama. Thus one should accept the sword of knowledge from Krishna and be strong with the mercy of Balarama. In the Mundaka Upanisad (3.2.4) it is said:
nayam atma bala-hinena labhyo na ca pramadat tapaso vapy alingat
etair upayair yatate yas tu vidvams tasyaisa atma visate brahma-dhama
One cannot attain the goal of life without the mercy of Balarama. Sri Narottama dasa Thakura therefore says, nitaiyera karuna habe, vraje radha-Krishna pabe: when one receives the mercy of Balarama, Nityananda, one can attain the lotus feet of Radha and Krishna very easily. Se sambandha nahi yara, brtha janma gela tara, vidya-kule hi karibe tara. If one has no connection with Nitai, Balarama, then even though one is a very learned scholar or jnani or has taken birth in a very respectable family, these assets will not help him. We must therefore conquer the enemies of Krishna consciousness with the strength received from Balarama. ”
Source: A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (2014 edition), “Srimad Bhagavatam”, Seventh Canto, Chapter 15 – Text 45
