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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 14]
prerogatives of the great wives of the denizens of heaven. In other words, since the Lord is the proprietor of everything within His creation, it is not very astonishing for the queens of Dvārakā to have any rare thing from any part of the universe.
TEXT 38
यद्वाहृदप्स्तम्युदयानुजीविनो यदुप्रवीरा ह्यकुतोमया मुदुः । अधिक्रमन्त्यङ्घ्रिभिराहतां बलात् सभां सुधर्मां सुरसचमोचिताम् ॥३८॥
yad bāhu-daṇḍābhyudayānujīvino yadu-pravīrā hy akuto-bhayā muhuḥ adhikramanty aṅghribhir āhṛtām balāt sabhām sudharmām sura-sattamocitām
yat—whose; bāhu-daṇḍa—arms; abhyudaya—influenced by; anujīvinaḥ—always living; yadu—the members of the Yadu dynasty; pravīrāḥ—great heroes; akutaḥ-bhayāḥ—fearless in every respect; muhuḥ—constantly; adhikramanti—traversing; aṅghribhiḥ—by foot; āhṛtām—brought about; balāt—by force; sabhām—assembly house; sudharmām—Sudharmā; sura-sattama—the best among the demigods; ucitām—deserving.
TRANSLATION
The great heroes of the Yadu dynasty, being protected by the arms of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, always remain fearless in every respect. And therefore their feet trample over the Sudharmā assembly house, which the best demigods deserved but which was taken away from them.
PURPORT
Those who are directly servitors of the Lord are not only protected by the Lord from all fearfulness, but also enjoy the best of things, even if they are forcibly accumulated. The Lord is equal in behavior to all living beings, but He is partial to His pure devotees, being very affectionate toward them. The city of Dvārakā was flourishing, being enriched with