Balarama Transferred and Garbha-Stuti

Chapter 2

After the tragic death of the first six children, the seventh child was mystically transported from the womb of Devaki to the womb of Rohini, who was blessed with a beautiful son named Balarama. Yogamaya (Krishna’s internal energy), who arranged this, was ordered to take birth from Mother Yasoda, the wife of Nanda Maharaja who was living in Gokula (Vrindavana).

Now the Supreme Lord was ready to appear. He entered the womb of Devaki through the heart of Vasudeva, at which point she became extremely effulgent. Sensing a divine descent, all the demigods spontaneously gathered to offer prayers of gratitude to the Lord in the womb (garbha-stuti). Kamsa, suspecting a providential conspiracy, became increasingly fearful, so much so that he couldn’t stop thinking about Krishna.