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Krṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
marakata  jewels. The Viṣṇu Deity, worshiped by the descendants of Yadu, was installed in each house in the city. The residential quarters were so arranged that the different castes,  brāhmaṇas ,  kṣatriyas ,  vaiśyas  and  śūdras , had their respective quarters. It appears from this that the caste system was existing even at that time. In the center of the city there was another residential quarter made specifically for King Ugrasena. This place was the most dazzling of all the houses.
When the demigods saw that Krṣṇa was constructing a particular city of His own choice, they sent the celebrated  pārijāta  flower of the heavenly planet to be planted in the new city, and they also sent a parliamentary house, Sudharmā. The specific quality of this assembly house was that anyone participating in a meeting within it would overcome the influence of invalidity due to old age. The demigod Varuṇa also presented a horse, which was all white except for black ears and which could run at the speed of the mind. Kuvera, the treasurer of the demigods, presented the art of attaining the eight perfectional stages of material opulences. In this way, all the demigods began to present their respective gifts according to their different capacities. There are thirty-three million demigods, and each of them is 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 Mathurā unique within the universe. This proves that there are undoubtedly innumerable demigods, but none of them are independent of Krṣṇa. As stated in the  Caitanya-caritāmṛta , Krṣṇa is the supreme master, and all others are servants. So all the servants took the opportunity of rendering service to Krṣṇa when He was personally present within this universe. This example should be followed by all, especially those who are Krṣṇa conscious, for they should serve Krṣṇa by their respective abilities.
When the new city was fully constructed according to plan, Krṣṇa transferred all the inhabitants of Mathurā and entrusted ŚrīBalarāma as the city father. After this He consulted with Balarāma, and being garlanded with lotus flowers, He came out of the city to meet Kālayavana, who had already seized Mathurā without taking up any weapons.
When Krṣṇa came out of the city, Kālayavana, who had never seen Krṣṇa before, saw Him to be extraordinarily beautiful, dressed in yellow garments. Passing through His assembly of soldiers, Krṣṇa appeared like the moon in the sky passing through the assembled clouds. Kālayavana was fortunate enough to see the lines of  Śrīvatsa , a particular impression on the chest of Śrī Krṣṇa, and the  Kaustubha  jewel which He was wearing.