Devanagari
यद् यद् भगवता दत्तमाधिपत्यं स्वसिद्धये ।
सर्वं प्रत्यर्पयामासुर्हरौ भूमिगते नृप ॥ ५६ ॥
Verse text
yad yad bhagavatā dattam
ādhipatyaṁ sva-siddhaye
sarvaṁ pratyarpayām āsur
harau bhūmi-gate nṛpa
Synonyms
yat yat
—
whatever
;
bhagavatā
—
by the Supreme Lord
;
dattam
—
given
;
ādhipatyam
—
delegated power of control
;
sva
—
their own
;
siddhaye
—
for facilitating the exercise of authority
;
sarvam
—
all
;
pratyarpayām āsuḥ
—
they offered back
;
harau
—
to Kṛṣṇa
;
bhūmi
—
to the earth
;
gate
—
come
;
nṛpa
—
O King (Parīkṣit) .
Translation
The Supreme Lord having come to the earth, O King, these demigods now offered Him whatever powers of control He had previously delegated to them for the exercise of their particular authority.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The Supreme Lord having come to the earth, O King, these demigods now offered Him whatever powers of control He had previously delegated to them for the exercise of their particular authority.
KB 10.50.56
In this way, all the demigods began to present their respective gifts according to their different capacities. There are thirty-three million demigods, each entrusted with a particular department of universal management. All the demigods took the opportunity of the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s constructing a city of His own choice to present their respective gifts, making the city of Dvārakā unique within the universe. This proves that while there are undoubtedly innumerable demigods, none of them is independent of Kṛṣṇa. As stated in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Kṛṣṇa is the supreme master, and all others are His servants. So all the demigods took the opportunity to render service to Kṛṣṇa when He was personally present within this universe. This example should be followed by all, especially those who are Kṛṣṇa conscious, for they should serve Kṛṣṇa by their respective abilities.
Purport (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
By the power of yogamaya potency he brought the citizens of Mathura to Dvaraka. This is described in the Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda. "While the residents of Mathura were in deep sleep Janardana picked them up and placed them suddenly in Dvaraka. When they woke up they saw that they were sitting with wives and children in golden houses."
He consulted with Balarama, saying, "You stay here for a short time, and by this strategy I will have someone kill him."
Purport (Jiva Goswami)
They gave their powers to the Lord (harau), who for fun gathered (āhara) all his various powers for enjoying his pastimes. They gave their powers to the Lord (bhagavati), for he was Svayam Bhagavān who had appeared on earth for his supreme pastimes. Śukadeva calls out enthusiastically to Parīkṣit, “O king!” One should see Hari-vaṁśa for an elaborate description of the making of Dvārakā.