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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 10, Ch. 8]
TRANSLATION
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Having thus been especially requested by Nanda Mahārāja to do that which he already desired to do, Gargamuni performed the name-giving ceremony for Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma in a solitary place.
TEXT 12
श्रीगर्ग उवाच
अयं हि रोहिणीपुत्रो रमयन् सुहृदो गुणैः । 
  आख्यास्यते राम इति बलाधिक्याद् बलं विदुः । 
  यद्नामप्रथम्भावात् सङ्कर्षणमुशन्त्यपि ॥१२॥
śrī-garga uvāca 
  ayaṁ hi rohiṇī-putro 
  ramayan suhṛdo guṇaiḥ 
  ākhyāsyate rāma iti 
  balādhikyād balaṁ viduḥ 
  yadūnām apṛthag-bhāvāt 
  saṅkarṣaṇam uśanty api
śrī-gargaḥ uvāca—Gargamuni said; ayam—this; hi—indeed; rohiṇī-putraḥ—the son of Rohiṇī; ramayan—pleasing; suhṛdaḥ—all His friends and relatives; guṇaiḥ—by transcendental qualities; ākhyāsyate—will be called; rāmaḥ—by the name Rāma, the supreme enjoyer; iti—in this way; bala-ādhikyāt—because of extraordinary strength; balam viduḥ—will be known as Balarāma; yadūnām—of the Yadu dynasty; apṛthak-bhāvāt—because of not being separated from you; saṅkarṣaṇam—by the name Saṅkarṣaṇa, or uniting two families; uśanti—attracts; api—also.
TRANSLATION
Gargamuni said: This child, the son of Rohiṇī, will give all happiness to His relatives and friends by His transcendental qualities. Therefore He will be known as Rāma. And because He will manifest extraordinary bodily strength, He will also be known as