SB 10.1.8

TEXT 8

TEXT

raeih<devKYaa Ga>aRSaMbNDa" ku-Taae dehaNTar& ivNaa )) 8 ))

rohinyas tanayah prokto

ramah saṅkarsanas tvaya

devakya garbha-sambandhah

kuto dehantaram vina

rohinyah-of Rohinidevi, the mother of Baladeva; tanayah-the son; proktah-is well known; ramah-Balarama; saṅkarsanah-Balarama is none other than Saṅkarsana, the first Deity in the quadruple group (Saṅkarsana, Aniruddha, Pradyumna and Vasudeva); tvaya-by you (it is so said); devakyah-of Devaki, the mother of Krsna; garbha-sambandhah-connected with the womb; kutah-how; deha-antaram-transferring bodies; vina-without.

TRANSLATION

My dear Sukadeva Gosvami, you have already explained that Saṅkarsana, who belongs to the second quadruple, appeared as the son of Rohini named Balarama. If Balarama was not transferred from one body to another, how is it possible that He was first in the womb of Devaki and then in the womb of Rohini? Kindly explain this to me.

PURPORT

Here is a question particularly directed at understanding Balarama, who is Saṅkarsana Himself. Balarama is well known as the son of Rohini, yet it is also known that He was the son of Devaki. Pariksit Maharaja wanted to understand the mystery of Balarama's being the son of both Devaki and Rohini.