48 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 1

vasudeva-grhe saksad
bhagavan purusah parah

Janisyate tat-priyartham
sambhavantu sura-striyah

vasudeva-grhe—in the house of Vasudeva (who would be the father of
Krsna when the Lord appeared); sdksdt—personally; bhagavan—the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has full potency; purusah—the
original person; parah—who is transcendental; janisyate—will appear;
tat-priya-artham—and for His satisfaction; sambhavantu—should take
birth; sura-striyah—all the wives of the demigods.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krsna, who has full
potency, will personally appear as the son of Vasudeva. Therefore
all the wives of the demigods should also appear in order to satisfy

Him.

PURPORT

In Bhagavad-gita (4.9) the Lord says, tyaktvé deharh punar janma
naiti mam eti: after giving up the material body, the devotee of the Lord
returns home, back to Godhead. This means that the devotee is first
transferred to the particular universe where the Lord is at that time stay-
ing to exhibit His pastimes. There are innumerable universes, and the
Lord is appearing in one of these universes at every moment. Therefore
His pastimes are called nitya-lila, eternal pastimes. The Lord’s ap-
pearance as a child in the house of Devaki takes place continuously in
one universe after another. Therefore, the devotee is first transferred to
that particular universe where the pastimes of the Lord are current. As
stated in Bhagavad-gita, even if a devotee does not complete the course
of devotional service, he enjoys the happiness of the heavenly planets,
where the most pious people dwell, and then takes birth in the house of a
Suci or srimGn, a pious brahmana or a wealthy vaisya (Suciném srimatarn
gehe yoga-bhrasto "bhijayate). Thus a pure devotee, even if unable to
execute devotional service completely, is transferred to the upper plan-
etary system, where pious people reside. From there, if his devotional
