# Balarama kills Romaharsana and Balvala When the Pandavas and Kauravas prepared for war, Balarama, desiring to remain neutral, went on pilgrimage. When He arrived in Naimisaranya, Romaharsana Suta was lecturing to the assembled sages. While sitting on the speaker’s dais (*vyasasana*), Romaharsana failed to respectfully acknowledge Balarama, and for this offence he was immediately killed. Seeing that the assembled sages were somewhat disturbed by this, Balarama awarded Romaharsana’s son (Ugrasrava, or Suta Goswami) a long life in teaching scripture. To further pacify the sages, Balarama killed Balvala, a demon who was disturbing their sacrifices. He continued His travels, and upon reaching Kuruksetra He attempted to stop the mace battle between Duryodhana and Bhima. Their deep- rooted enmity, however, was unrelenting, and Balarama thus decided to depart and resume His sacred pilgrimage. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://bhagavata.keshavaswami.com/canto-10-part-2/m.a.d/d-demons-devotees-and-divinity-71-90/balarama-kills-romaharsana-and-balvala.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.