ŚB 10.46.23
Canto 10, Chapter 46, Text 23
मन्ये कृष्णं च रामं च प्राप्ताविह सुरोत्तमौ ।
सुराणां महदर्थाय गर्गस्य वचनं यथा ॥ २३ ॥
सुराणां महदर्थाय गर्गस्य वचनं यथा ॥ २३ ॥
manye kṛṣṇaṁ ca rāmaṁ ca
prāptāv iha surottamau
surāṇāṁ mahad-arthāya
gargasya vacanaṁ yathā
prāptāv iha surottamau
surāṇāṁ mahad-arthāya
gargasya vacanaṁ yathā
Word by word
manye — I think; kṛṣṇam — Kṛṣṇa; ca — and; rāmam — Balarāma; ca — and; prāptau — obtained; iha — on this planet; sura — of demigods; uttamau — two of the most elevated; surāṇām — of the demigods; mahat — great; arthāya — for a purpose; gargasya — of the sage Garga; vacanam — the statement; yathā — as.
Translation
In my opinion, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma must be two exalted demigods who have come to this planet to fulfill some great mission of the demigods. Such was foretold by Garga Ṛṣi.