nama oḿ viṣṇu-pādāya kṛṣṇa-preṣṭhāya bhū-tale
śrīmate kṛṣṇa balarām swāmin iti nāmine

         We offer our respectful obeisance at the lotus feet of His Divine Grace Mahamandaleshwar Mahant Śrī Kṛṣṇa Balarām Swāmījī Mahārāj, who is very dear to Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa for having taken shelter at His lotus feet. 

śrila prabhupāda śiṣyeṣu kevalam vrajavāsinam
vāḍava vaṁśāvataṁśāṁ haṁsaṁ dhvāntāntakaṁ namaḥ

         Among all the disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda, our Gurudeva is the only Vrajavāsī disciple born in Śrī Vrindāban Dhāma, and is born into an enlightened Gauḍa Brāhmaṇa family. He is vastly learned in the Vedic scriptures and is able to remove the darkness of ignorance as the sun removes darkness upon rising.