334. Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

marakata jewels. The Visnu 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, brahmanas, ksatriyas, vais yas and sidras,
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 Krsna was constructing a particular city of
His own choice, they sent the celebrated parijata flower of the heavenly
planet to be planted in the new city, and they also sent a parliamentary
house, Sudharma. 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 Varuna 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 Mathura unique within the universe. This proves
that there are undoubtedly innumerable demigods, but none of them are
independent of Krsna. As stated in the Caitanya-caritamrta, Krsna is the
supreme master, and all others are servants. So all the servants took the
opportunity of rendering service to Krsna when He was personally present
within this universe. This example should be followed by all, especially
those who are Krsna conscious, for they should serve Krsna by their
respective abilities.

When the new city was fully constructed according to plan, Krsna
transferred all the inhabitants of Mathura and entrusted SriBalarama as the
city father. After this He consulted with Balarama, and being garlanded
with lotus flowers, He came out of the city to meet Kalayavana, who had
already seized Mathura without taking up any weapons.

When Krsna came out of the city, Kalayavana, who had never seen
Krsna before, saw Him to be extraordinarily beautiful, dressed in yellow
garments. Passing through His assembly of soldiers, Krsna appeared like
the moon in the sky passing through the assembled clouds. Kalayavana
was fortunate enough to see the lines of Srivatsa, a particular impression
on the chest of Sri Krsna, and the Kaustubha jewel which He was wearing.
