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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 1]
garbha-sambandhaḥ —connected with the womb;  kutaḥ —how;  deha-antaram —transferring bodies;  vinā —without.
TRANSLATION
My dear Śukadeva Gosvāmi, you have already explained that Saṅkarṣaṇa, who belongs to the second quadruple, appeared as the son of Rohiṇi named Balarāma. If Balarāma was not transferred from one body to another, how is it possible that He was first in the womb of Devakī and then in the womb of Rohiṇi? Kindly explain this to me.
PURPORT
Here is a question particularly directed at understanding Balarāma, who is Saṅkarṣaṇa Himself. Balarāma is well known as the son of Rohiṇi, yet it is also known that He was the son of Devakī. Parīkṣit Mahārāja wanted to understand the mystery of Balarāma's being the son of both Devakī and Rohiṇi.
TEXT 9
कसान्मुकुन्दो भगवान् पितुर्गेहाद् व्रजं गतः ।
क्व वासंज्ञातिभिः सार्धं कृतवान् सात्वतांपतिः ॥ ९ ॥
kasmān mukundo bhagavān pitur gehād vrajam gataḥ kva vāsam jñātibhiḥ sārdham kṛtavān sātvatām patiḥ
kasmāt —why;  mukundaḥ —Kṛṣṇa, who can award liberation to everyone;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  pituḥ —of His father (Vasudeva);  gehāt —from the house;  vrajam —to Vrajadhāma, Vrajabhūmi;  gataḥ —went;  kva —where;  vāsam —placed Himself to live;  jñātibhiḥ —His relatives;  sārdham —with;  kṛtavān —did so;  sātvatām patiḥ —the master of all Vaiṣṇava devotees.
TRANSLATION
Why did Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, leave the house of His father, Vasudeva, and transfer Himself to the house