athÄdiÅ›at prayÄṇÄya
bhagavÄn devakÄ«-sutaḥ
bhá¹›tyÄn dÄruka-jaitrÄdÄ«n
anujñÄpya gurÅ«n vibhuḥ

 atha - then; ÄdiÅ›at - ordered; prayÄṇÄya - in preparation for leaving; bhagavÄn - the Supreme Lord; devakÄ«-sutaḥ - the son of DevakÄ«; bhá¹›tyÄn - His servants; dÄruka-jaitra-ÄdÄ«n - headed by DÄruka and Jaitra; anujñÄpya - taking permission; gurÅ«n - from His superiors; vibhuḥ - the almighty one.


Text

The almighty Personality of Godhead, the son of DevakÄ«, begged His superiors for permission to leave. Then He ordered His servants, headed by DÄruka and Jaitra, to prepare for departure.

Purport

The superiors mentioned here are personalities such as Vasudeva, Lord Kṛṣṇa’s father.