Verse 16

¹²This son of Rohini, who gives his friends delight by his qualities, will be spoken of as Rama; and for his greater strength they know him as Bala; and because he is not held apart from the Yadus, they call him Sankarsana. ¹³This one has had three colours, taking on bodies age after age: white, red and yellow; and now he has come to blackness. ¹⁴Before this, your son was born somewhere as Vasudeva's; and for that those who know call the fortunate one Vasudeva. ¹⁵There are many names and many forms of this son of yours, matching his qualities and his acts. I know them; other people do not. ¹⁶He will set your good in place, this joy of the cowherds and of the cow settlement. Through him you will cross over every hard place easily.