Text 24] The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa: Introduction
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service is complete, such a devotee is transferred to the place where the Lord's pastimes are going on. Herein it is said,  sambhavantu sura-striyaḥ .  Sura-strī , the women of the heavenly planets, were thus ordered to appear in the Yadu dynasty in Vṛndāvana to enrich the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa. These  sura-strī , when further trained to live with Kṛṣṇa, would be transferred to the original Goloka Vṛndāvana. During Lord Kṛṣṇa's pastimes within this world, the  sura-strī  were to appear in different ways in different families to give pleasure to the Lord, just so that they would be fully trained before going to the eternal Goloka Vṛndāvana. With the association of Lord Kṛṣṇa, either at Dvārakā-purī, Mathurā-purī or Vṛndāvana, they would certainly return home, back to Godhead. Among the  sura-strī , the women of the heavenly planets, there are many devotees, such as the mother of the Upendra incarnation of Kṛṣṇa. It was such devoted women who were called for in this connection.
TEXT 24
वासुदेवकलानन्तः सहस्रवदनः स्वराट् । अग्रतो भविता देवो हरेः प्रियचिकीर्षया ॥२४॥
vāsudeva-kalānantaḥ sahasra-vadanaḥ svarāṭ agrato bhavitā devo hareḥ priya-cikīrṣayā
vāsudeva-kalā anantaḥ —the plenary expansion of Lord Kṛṣṇa known as Anantadeva or Saṅkarṣaṇa Ananta, the all-pervasive incarnation of the Supreme Lord;  sahasra-vadanaḥ —having thousands of hoods;  svarāṭ —fully independent;  agrataḥ —previously;  bhavitā —will appear;  devaḥ —the Lord;  hareḥ —of Lord Kṛṣṇa;  priya-cikīrṣayā —with the desire to act for the pleasure.
TRANSLATION
The foremost manifestation of Kṛṣṇa is Saṅkarṣaṇa, who is known as Ananta. He is the origin of all incarnations within this