SB 10.26.17 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

प्रागयं वसुदेवस्य क्‍वचिज्जातस्तवात्मज: वासुदेव इति श्रीमानभिज्ञा: सम्प्रचक्षते ॥ १७ ॥

Verse text

prāgayaṁ vasudevasya kvacij jātas tavātmajaḥ vāsudeva iti śrīmān abhijṣāḥ sampracakṣate

Synonyms

prāk — before ; ayam — this child ; vasudevasya — of Vasudeva ; kvacit — sometimes ; jātaḥ — was born ; tava — your ; ātmajaḥ — Kṛṣṇa, who has taken birth as your child ; vāsudevaḥ — therefore He may be given the name Vāsudeva ; iti — thus ; śrīmān — very beautiful ; abhijṣāḥ — those who are learned ; sampracakṣate — also say that Kṛṣṇa is Vāsudeva .

Translation

For many reasons, this beautiful son of yours sometimes appeared previously as the son of Vasudeva. Therefore, those who are learned sometimes call this child Vāsudeva.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

For many reasons, this beautiful son of yours sometimes appeared previously as the son of Vasudeva. Therefore, those who are learned sometimes call this child Vāsudeva. KB 10.26.17 “He also said that this boy was once the son of Vasudeva, and everyone who knows of His previous birth calls Him Vāsudeva.