Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.24.46
बलं गदं सारणं च दुर्मदं विपुलं ध्रुवम्
वसुदेवस्तु रोहिण्यां कृतादीनुदपादयत् ॥ ४६ ॥
balaṁ gadaṁ sāraṇaṁ ca
[balam gadam saaranam cha]
durmadaṁ vipulaṁ dhruvam
[durmadam vipulam dhruvam]
vasudevas tu rohiṇyāṁ
[vasudevas tu rohinyaam]
kṛtādīn udapādayat
[kritaadeen udapaadayat]
Word-for-word
balam
—
Bala
gadam
—
Gada
sāraṇam
—
Sāraṇa
ca
—
also
durmadam
—
Durmada
vipulam
—
Vipula
dhruvam
—
Dhruva
vasudevaḥ
—
Vasudeva (the father of Kṛṣṇa)
tu
—
indeed
rohiṇyām
—
in the wife named Rohiṇī
kṛta-ādīn
—
the sons headed by Kṛta
udapādayat
—
begot.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
balaṁ gadaṁ sāraṇaṁ ca
balam
Bala
gadam
Gada
sāraṇam
Sāraṇa
ca
also
durmadaṁ vipulaṁ dhruvam
durmadam
Durmada
vipulam
Vipula
dhruvam
Dhruva
vasudevas tu rohiṇyāṁ
vasudevaḥ
Vasudeva (the father of Kṛṣṇa)
tu
indeed
rohiṇyām
in the wife named Rohiṇī
kṛtādīn udapādayat
kṛta-ādīn
the sons headed by Kṛta
udapādayat
begot.
Vasudeva, by the womb of his wife Rohiṇī, begot sons such as Bala, Gada, Sāraṇa, Durmada, Vipula, Dhruva, Kṛta and others.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Vasudeva, by the womb of his wife Rohiṇī, begot sons such as Bala, Gada, Sāraṇa, Durmada, Vipula, Dhruva, Kṛta and others.
Personal Guidance
Through Rohiṇī, Vasudeva fathers Bala (Balarāma), Gada, Sāraṇa, and others. The Lord's elder brother Balarāma is identified as Rohiṇī-nandana — and we should remember the mother by name.
Reflection Questions
- How often do I name Rohiṇī when I speak of Balarāma?
- Whose forgotten mother in my own circle deserves to be named in my mention of her son?
My note
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