bhakti-yogah prayojitah
janayaty asu vairagyam
jnanam ca yad ahaitukam
[SB 1.2.7]
Vasudeve bhagavati. Vasudeva is another name of Krsna because Krsna appears as the son of Vasudeva. Whenever Krsna appears, He appears as the son of Vasudeva and Devaki. Krsna is the origin of everyone. So how there can be a father and mother of Krsna? Krsna is described as sarva-karana-karanam [Bs. 5.1], the cause of all causes. Krsna says in the Bhagavad-gita, aham adir hi devanam. Devanam, the dem