# SB 10.8.12 > श्रीगर्ग उवाच > अयं हि रोहिणीपुत्रो रमयन्सुहृदो गुणैः > आख्यास्यते राम इति बलाधिक्याद्बलं विदुः > यदूनामपृथग्भावात्सङ्कर्षणमुशन्त्यपि ॥१२॥ ## Text > śrī-garga uvāca > ayaṁ hi rohiṇī-putro > ramayan suhṛdo guṇaiḥ > ākhyāsyate rāma iti > balādhikyād balaṁ viduḥ > yadūnām apṛthag-bhāvāt > saṅkarṣaṇam uśanty api ## Synonyms *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 Bala. Moreover, because He unites two families—Vasudeva's family and the family of Nanda Mahārāja—He will be known as Saṅkarṣaṇa.** ## Purport Baladeva was actually the son of Devakī, but He was transferred from Devakī's womb to that of Rohiṇī. This fact was not disclosed. According to a statement in the *Hari-vaṁśa:* > pratyuvāca tato rāmaḥ > sarvāṁs tān abhitaḥ sthitān > yādaveṣv api sarveṣu > bhavanto mama vallabhāḥ Gargamuni did disclose to Nanda Mahārāja that Balarāma would be known as Saṅkarṣaṇa because of uniting two families—the *yadu-vaṁśa* and the *vaṁśa* of Nanda Mahārāja—one of which was known as *kṣatriya* and the other as *vaiśya.* Both families had the same original forefather, the only difference being that Nanda Mahārāja was born of a *vaiśya* wife whereas Vasudeva was born of a *kṣatriya* wife. Later, Nanda Mahārāja married a *vaiśya* wife, and Vasudeva married a *kṣatriya* wife. So although the families of Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva both came from the same father, they were divided as *kṣatriya* and *vaiśya.* Now Baladeva united them, and therefore He was known as Saṅkarṣaṇa.