Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 36

Sanskrit:

श्रीभगवानुवाचआत्मा वै पुत्र उत्पन्न इति वेदानुशासनम् ।तस्मादस्य भवेद्वक्ता आयुरिन्द्रियसत्त्ववान् ॥ ३६ ॥

ITRANS:

śrī-bhagavān uvācaātmā vai putra utpannaiti vedānuśāsanamtasmād asya bhaved vaktāāyur-indriya-sattva-vān

Translation:

The Supreme Lord said: The Vedas instruct us that one’s own self takes birth again as one’s son. Thus let Romaharṣaṇa’s son become the speaker of the Purāṇas, and let him be endowed with long life, strong senses and stamina.

Purport:

Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī quotes the following Vedic verse to illustrate the principle enunciated here by Lord Balarāma: “You have taken birth from my various limbs and have arisen from my very heart. You are my own self in the form of my son. May you live through a hundred autumns.” This verse appears in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa (14.9.8.4) and the Bṛhad-āraṇyaka Upaniṣad (6.4.8).