I want to know about the birth of balramji

hare krishna to all my devotees, 

    I am very sorry to ask this question,but I want to know the answer

balramji ki maa devki ke satavain(7th) putra thhey,per unki mata to rohini thi balram ji sankarshan se maa rohini ke garbh main aagaye, How is it possible jab ki vasudevji was in the jail with devki.Kya logo ne accept kar liya.

 pls forgive me for my silly question, but clear my doubt. 

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    Hare Krsna,

     

    His divine grace, A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, has given explanations on the topic of Lord Balram's birth in books such as the Srimad Bhagavatam. 

     

    From the Srimad Bhagavatam, 10th Canto:

    "Balarama is well known as the son of Rohini, yet it is also known that He was the son of Devaki. Pariksit Maharaja wanted to understand the mystery of Balarama's being the son of both Devaki and Rohini."

     

    "Following the orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Yogamaya transferred Baladeva, Sankarsana, the seventh child of Devaki, from the womb of Devaki to the womb of Rohini. Because Sankarsana appears in

    order to increase love of Krsna, He is known as Baladeva. One may take auspicious strength from Him to become a devotee of the Lord, and therefore He is also known as Balabhadra."

     

    "Nanda-gokula, the residence of King Nanda, was itself very beautiful, and when Yogamaya was ordered to go there and encourage the devotees with fearlessness, it became even more beautiful and safe. Because Yogamaya had the

    ability to create such an atmosphere, the Lord ordered her to go to Nandagokula."

     

    "The first plenary expansion of Krsna is Baladeva, also known as Sesa. The Sesa incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead supports the entire universe, and the eternal mother of this incarnation is mother Rohini. "Because

    I am going into the womb of Devaki," the Lord told Yogamaya, "the Sesa incarnation has already gone there and made suitable arrangements so that I may live there. Now He should enter the womb of Rohini, His eternal mother."

     

    "When the child of Devaki was attracted and transferred into the womb of Rohini by Yogamaya, Devaki seemed to have a miscarriage. Thus all the inhabitants of the palace loudly lamented, "Alas, Devaki has lost her child!"

     

    "Rohini, another wife of Vasudeva's, was also kept under the care of Nanda Maharaja with her son Baladeva. Because her husband was imprisoned by Kamsa, she was not very happy, but on the occasion of Krsna-janmastami, Nandotsava, when Nanda Maharaja gave dresses and ornaments to others, he also gave gorgeous garments and ornaments to Rohini so that she could take part in the festival. Thus she also was busy receiving the women who were guests. Because of her good fortune in being able to raise Krsna and Balarama together, she is described as

    maha-bhaga, greatly fortunate."

     

    Hari Bol,

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