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The Dynasty of Bharata
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dāḥ —who can bestow all fruitive results;  phalam icchatām —of persons who desire material benefit;  ātmānam —their own identities;  darśayām cakruḥ —manifested;  māyāḥ —the illusory energy;  viṣṇu —by Lord Viṣṇu;  vinirmitāḥ —created.
TRANSLATION
Demigods like Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, who can satisfy all materially ambitious men by giving them the rewards they desire, then manifested their own identities before King Rantideva, for it was they who had presented themselves as the brāhmaṇa, śūdra, caṇḍāla and so on.
TEXT 16
स वै तेभ्यो नमस्कृत्य निःसङ्गो विगतस्ग्रहः । वासुदेवे भगवति भक्त्या चक्रे मनः परम् ॥१६॥
sa vai tebhyo namaskṛtya niḥsaṅgo vigata-spṛhaḥ vāsudeve bhagavati bhaktyā cakre manaḥ param
saḥ —he (King Rantideva);  vai —indeed;  tebhyaḥ —unto Lord Brahmā, Lord Śiva and the other demigods;  namaḥ-kṛtya —offering obeisances;  niḥsaṅgaḥ —with no ambition to take any benefit from them;  vigata-spṛhaḥ —completely free from desires for material possessions;  vāsudeve —unto Lord Vāsudeva;  bhagavati —the Supreme Lord;  bhaktyā —by devotional service;  cakre —fixed;  manaḥ —the mind;  param —as the ultimate goal of life.
TRANSLATION
King Rantideva had no ambition to enjoy material benefits from the demigods. He offered them obeisances, but because he was factually attached to Lord Viṣṇu, Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he fixed his mind at Lord Viṣṇu's lotus feet.