Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

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indro marudbhir bhagavān
ādityā vasavo ’śvinau
ṛbhavo ’ṅgiraso rudrā
viśve sādhyāś ca devatāḥ
gandharvāpsaraso nāgāḥ
siddha-cāraṇa-guhyakāḥ
ṛṣayaḥ pitaraś caiva
sa-vidyādhara-kinnarāḥ
dvārakām upasañjagmuḥ
sarve kṛṣṇa-didṛkṣavaḥ
vapuṣā yena bhagavān
nara-loka-manoramaḥ
yaśo vitene lokeṣu
sarva-loka-malāpaham

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TRANSLATION

The powerful Lord Indra, along with the Maruts, Ādityas, Vasus, Aśvinīs, Ṛbhus, Aṅgirās, Rudras, Viśvedevas, Sādhyas, Gandharvas, Apsarās, Nāgas, Siddhas, Cāraṇas, Guhyakas, the great sages and forefathers and the Vidyādharas and Kinnaras, arrived at the city of Dvārakā, hoping to see Lord Kṛṣṇa. By His transcendental form, Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord, enchanted all human beings and spread His own fame throughout the worlds. The Lord’s glories destroy all contamination within the universe.

PURPORT

The Personality of Godhead descends within the material world to assist the demigods in the cosmic management; thus the demigods can normally see such forms of the Lord as Upendra. However, here it is indicated that although accustomed to seeing various Viṣṇu expansions of the Lord, the demigods were specifically eager to see the most beautiful form of the Lord as Kṛṣṇa. Deha-dehi-vibhāgaś ca neśvare vidyate kvacit: there is no distinction between the Supreme Lord and His personal body. The jīva soul is different from his body, but the beautiful, transcendental form of the Lord is identical with the Lord in all respects.

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