Text 25]
Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Dvārakā
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धत्ते भगं सत्यमृतं दयां यशो भवाय रूपाणि दधद्युगे युगे ॥२५॥
yadā hy adharmeṇa tamo-dhiyo nṛpā jīvanti tatraiṣa hi sattvataḥ kila dhatte bhagaṁ satyam ṛtaṁ dayāṁ yaśo bhavāya rūpāṇi dadhad yuge yuge
yadā —whenever;  hi —assuredly;  adharmeṇa —against the principles of God’s will;  tamaḥ-dhiyaḥ —persons in the lowest material modes;  nṛpāḥ —kings and administrators;  jīvanti —live like animals;  tatra —thereupon;  eṣaḥ —He;  hi —only;  sattvataḥ —transcendental;  kila —certainly;  dhatte —is manifested;  bhagaṁ —supreme power;  satyam —truth;  ṛtaṁ —positiveness;  dayāṁ —mercy;  yaśaḥ —wonderful activities;  bhavāya —for the maintenance;  rūpāṇi —in various forms;  dadhat —manifested;  yuge —different periods;  yuge —and ages.
TRANSLATION
Whenever there are kings and administrators living like animals in the lowest modes of existence, the Lord in His transcendental form manifests His supreme power, the Truth Positive, shows special mercy to the faithful, performs wonderful activities and manifests various transcendental forms as is necessary in different periods and ages.
PURPORT
As mentioned above, the cosmic creation is the property of the Supreme Lord. This is the basic philosophy of  Īśopaniṣad : everything is the property of the Supreme Being. No one should encroach upon the property of the Supreme Lord. One should only accept what is kindly awarded by Him. Therefore, the earth or any other planet or universe is the absolute property of the Lord. The living beings are certainly His parts and parcels or sons, and thus every one of them has a right to live at the mercy of the Lord to execute his prescribed work. No one, therefore, can encroach upon the right of another individual man or animal without being so sanctioned by the Lord. The king or the administrator is the representative of the Lord to look after the management of the Lord’s will. He must therefore be a recognized person like Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira or Parīkṣit. Such kings have full responsibility and knowledge from authorities about the administration of the world. But at times, due to the influence of the ignorance mode of