50 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 10, Ch. 1

material world. Previous to the appearance of Lord Krsna, this
original Sankargana will appear as Baladeva, just to please the
Supreme Lord Krsna in His transcendental pastimes.

PURPORT

Sri Baladeva is the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. He is
equal in supremacy to the Supreme Godhead, yet wherever Krsna ap-
pears, Sri Baladeva appears as His brother, sometimes elder and some-
times younger. When Krsna appears, all His plenary expansions and
other incarnations appear with Him. This is elaborately explained in
Caitanya-caritamrta. This time, Baladeva would appear before Krsna as
Krsna’s elder brother.

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visnor maya bhagavati
yaya sammohitam jagat

ddistaé prabhunamsena
karyarthe sambhavisyati

visnoh maéyaé—the potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
Visnu; bhagavati—as good as Bhagavan and therefore known as
Bhagavati; yaya—by whom; sammohitam—captivated; jagat—all the
worlds, both material and spiritual; adista—being ordered; prabhunad—
by the master; arisSena—with her different potential factors; karya-
arthe—for executing business; sambhavisyati—would also appear.

TRANSLATION

The potency of the Lord, known as visnu-maya, who is as good
as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, will also appear with Lord
Krsna. This potency, acting in different capacities, captivates all
the worlds, both material and spiritual. At the request of her
master, she will appear with her different potencies in order to
execute the work of the Lord.
