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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.2.9
SYNONYMS
atha — therefore; aham — I; amśa-bhāgena — by My plenary expansion; devakyāh — of Devakī; putratām — the son; śubhe — O all-auspicious Yogamāyā; prāpsyāmi — I shall become; tvam — you; yaśodāyām — in the womb of mother Yaśodā; nanda-patnyām — in the wife of Mahārāja Nanda; bhavishyasi — shall also appear.
TRANSLATION
O all-auspicious Yogamāyā, I shall then appear with My full six opulences as the son of Devakī, and you will appear as the daughter of mother Yaśodā, the queen of Mahārāja Nanda.
PURPORT
The word amśa-bhāgena is important in this verse. In Bhagavad-gītā (10.42) the Lord says:
athavā bahunaitena
ekāmśena sthito jagat
"But what need is there, Arjuna, for all this detailed knowledge? With a single fragment of Myself I pervade and support this entire universe." Everything is situated as a part of the Supreme Lord's potency. In regard to Lord Krishna's appearance in the womb of Devakī, Brahmā played a part also because on the bank of the milk ocean he requested the Supreme Personality of Godhead to appear. A part was also played by Baladeva, the first expansion of Godhead. Similarly, Yogamāyā, who appeared as the daughter of mother Yaśodā, also played a part. Thus jīva-tattva, vishnu-tattva and śakti-tattva are all integrated with the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and when Krishna appears, He appears with all His integrated parts. As explained in previous verses, Yogamāyā was requested to attract Sańkarshana, Baladeva, from the womb of Devakī to the womb of Rohinī, and this was a very heavy task for her. Yogamāyā naturally could not see how it was possible for her to attract Sańkarshana. Therefore Krishna addressed her as śubhe, auspicious, and said, "Be blessed. Take power from Me, and you will be able to do it." By the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, anyone can do anything, for the Lord is present in everything, all things being His parts and parcels (amśa-bhāgena) and increasing or decreasing by His supreme will. Balarāma was only fifteen days older than Krishna. By the blessings of Krishna, Yogamāyā became the daughter of mother Yaśodā, but by the supreme will she was not able to enjoy the parental love of her father and mother. Krishna, however, although not actually born from the womb of mother Yaśodā, enjoyed the parental love of mother Yaśodā and Nanda. By the blessings of Krishna, Yogamāyā was able to achieve the reputation of being the daughter of mother Yaśodā, who also became famous by the blessings of Krishna. Yaśodā means "one who gives fame."
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