Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.45.14
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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bhṛtye
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as a servant
Bhṛtya — one supported, a servant. Bhagavān self-designates as bhṛtya. In dāsya-rasa terminology, Kṛṣṇa is here playing the role His own greatest devotees pray to play forever (cf. Hanumān, Lakṣmaṇa).
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upāsīne
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in attendance
Locative present participle of upa + √ās — sitting near, in attendance. The same root as upāsanā (worship). Bhagavān is upāsīna (the attender) toward His grandfather — a deliberate reversal of upāsya/upāsaka roles.
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vibudha
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the demigods
Vibudha = the awakened ones, the devas. They will bow because they know who 'the servant' really is. Kṛṣṇa's identity leaks through His service, exalting the one He serves.
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balim haranti
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will bring tribute
Bali-haraṇa is the technical term for paying tribute to a king. Idea: the devas themselves will perform rāja-bali at Ugrasena's gate because Kṛṣṇa stands behind the throne.
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nara - adhipāḥ
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rulers of men
Nara-adhipa = lord of men, king. 'What to speak of human kings' — kim uta. The argument is a fortiori: if devas come, mortals follow.
Lord Kṛṣṇa again assures Ugrasena that he should confidently take the throne.
If Ugrasena were to object and say that he did not have the power to be the king, Krsna says, "If I am engaged as your servant, then all the devatas will also serve you."
He shows Ugrasena’s power to command. At his command, the devatās offer tribute with heads bowed in devotion (avanatāḥ). Viṣṇu Purāṇa says: yayāti-śāpād vaṁśo ‘yam arājyārhe ‘pi sāṁpratam / mayi bhṛtye sthite devan ājṣāpayatu kiṁ nṛpaiḥ // Though by Yayātī’s curse the Yadus should not rule, while I remain as your servant, you may give orders to the devatās, what to speak of kings. Another version has hariṣyanti (will offer) instead of haranti. Anye indicates other rulers, who are inferior, or others, even kings.
Kṛṣṇa says to Ugrasena, 'with Me as your servant, the demigods themselves will bring tribute' — the way a court official's whisper that the prince is in the room sends every petitioner to his knees. Bhagavān turns the very fact of His servanthood into the king's protection.
My note
Source: vedabase.io