Text 56] Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead 235

ajijanat—begot; kirtimantam—Kirtiman; susenam ca—and Susena;
bhadrasenam—Bhadrasena; uddra-dhih—all fully qualified; rjum—
Rju; sammardanam—Sammardana; bhadram—Bhadra; sankarsanam
—Sankarsana; ahi-isvaram—the supreme controller and serpent incar-
nation; astamah—the eighth one; tu—but; tayoh—of both (Devaki and
Vasudeva); dsit—appeared; svayam eva—directly, personally; harih—
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; kila—what to speak of;
subhadré —a sister, Subhadra; ca—and; mahabhaga —highly fortunate;

tava—your; rajan—O Maharaja Pariksit; pitamahi—grandmother.

TRANSLATION

The eight sons born of Sahadeva such as Pravara and Sruta, were
exact incarnations of the eight Vasus in the heavenly planets.
Vasudeva also begot eight highly qualified sons through the womb
of Devaki. These included Kirtiman, Susena, Bhadrasena, Rju,
Sammardana, Bhadra and Sankarsana, the controller and serpent
incarnation. The eighth son was the Supreme Personality of God-
head Himself —Krsna. The highly fortunate Subhadra, the one
daughter, was your grandmother.

PURPORT

The fifty-fifth verse says, svayam eva harih kila, indicating that
Krsna, the eighth son of Devaki, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Krsna is not an incarnation. Although there is no difference between the
Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari and His incarnation, Krsna is the
original Supreme Person, the complete Godhead. Incarnations exhibit
only a certain percentage of the potencies of Godhead; the complete God-
head is Krsna Himself, who appeared as the eighth son of Devaki.

TEXT 56
er war Ra a eT TT: |
TAT AMAT AeA BTA eR: ek

yada yada hi dharmasya
ksayo vrddhis ca paépmanah
