Meditate on Lord Balarama by reading this Lord Balarama, appeared in the meeting where Romaharsana was sitting on his big vyasasana. There were so many thousands of students, great sages, listening to Romaharsana, preparing to hear the message of Bhagavat. Everyone stood up to greet Balarama. But Romaharsana was probably thinking " I am seated on the vyasasana, so Kṛṣṇa Himself, Balarama has come, but the guru is of course non-different from God. " Who knows exactly what he was thinking? He was thinking, "Somehow or other I am on this vyasasana, and therefore I don’t have to stand up." The ambassador may be somewhere, representing the king, and everybody may stand up [to show him respect]. But when the king himself comes, won't the ambassador stand up? Of course the ambassador would stand up; he is simply the servant of the king. If the king comes and the ambassador thinks, “ this is my house, ” that of course is a mistake on his part.
The example given is : Romaharsana is seated on his vyasasana, not getting up to show Balarama respect. Balarama comes, takes a blade of grass and he touches him with it. And simply by touching him with a blade of grass, he takes his life. Then everyone starts to lament ; but nobody can say anything because Balaram is svatantra isvara. He is the independent Personality of Godhead. He can do as He pleases. They were now lamenting, "Who will speak the Bhagavatam to us? He was our teacher." They simply approached Him with a question, requesting Him to solve their problem. Not to challenge,‘Why did you take his life ? You had no right!" The Lord has every right. But they were in a predicament. So Balarama assigned Suta Goswami, the son of Romaharsana, the task of giving Bhagavatam to them.
So this is the situation. He is the independent Personality of Godhead. No one can dictate to Him. Of course in love He may accept to do something, that is also His independence. He is the reservoir of all the best qualities, of all good qualities. Even the qualities of this material world that appear to be bad, are good in Him. So naturally He has got compassion, He has a loving nature, mercy, friendliness, forgiveness, benevolence. He has so many qualities.
Ref. His Holiness Jayapatākā Swami Mahārāja
on 6 Jun 1980 in Śrī Māyāpur, India