Text 8] The Advent of Lord Krṣṇa: Introduction
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can remember Krṣṇa, one's life is successful. Parikṣit Mahārāja, therefore, because of his many obligations to Krṣṇa, intelligently decided to think of Krṣṇa constantly during the last days of his life. Krṣṇa had saved the Pāṇḍavas, Mahārāja Parikṣit's grandfathers, on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, and Krṣṇa had saved Mahārāja Parikṣit himself when he was attacked by the  brahmāstra  of Aśvatthāmā. Krṣṇa acted as the friend and worshipable Deity of the Pāṇḍava family. Moreover, apart from Lord Krṣṇa's personal contact with the Pāṇḍavas, Krṣṇa is the Supersoul of all living entities, and He gives everyone liberation, even if one is not a pure devotee. Kaṁsa, for example, was not at all a devotee, yet Krṣṇa, after killing him, gave him salvation. Krṣṇa consciousness is beneficial to everyone, whether one is a pure devotee or a nondevotee. This is the glory of Krṣṇa consciousness. Considering this, who will not take shelter at the lotus feet of Krṣṇa. Krṣṇa is described in this verse as  māyā-manuṣya  because He descends exactly like a human being. He is not obliged to come here, like  karmīs , or ordinary living beings; rather, He appears by His own internal energy ( sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā ) just to show favor to the fallen conditioned souls. Krṣṇa is always situated in His original position as  sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha , and anyone who renders service to Him is also situated in his original, spiritual identity ( svarūpeṇa vyavasthitiḥ ). This is the highest perfection of human life.
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रोहिण्यास्तनयः प्रोक्तो रामः सङ्कर्षणस्त्वया ।
देवक्या गर्भसम्बन्धः कुतो देहान्तरं विना ॥ ८ ॥
rohiṇyās tanayaḥ prokto rāmaḥ saṅkarṣaṇas tvayā devakyā garbha-sambandhaḥ kuto dehāntaraṁ vinā
rohiṇyāḥ —of Rohiṇīdevī, the mother of Baladeva;  tanayaḥ —the son;  proktaḥ —is well known;  rāmaḥ —Balarāma;  saṅkarṣaṇaḥ —Balarāma is none other than Saṅkarṣaṇa, the first Deity in the quadruple group (Saṅkarṣaṇa, Aniruddha, Pradyumna and Vāsudeva);  tvayā —by you (it is so said);  devakyāḥ —of Devakī, the mother of Krṣṇa;