A few of the devatās, however—notably Brahmā and Śiva—could ascertain that the Lord’s mystic power was working, and thus they became astonished. All the devatās praised the Lord’s mystic power and then returned to their own planets. An example is given to show that they could not see the Lord’s destination. Just as the destination of lightning cannot be seen by humans, the destination of Kṛṣṇa as he left the earth could not be perceived by the devatās. But his associates could see. This is Śrīdhara Svāmī’s explanation. Having come from Vaikuṇṭha, from the Kāraṇa Ocean and the Milk Ocean, when Kṛṣṇa had appeared, the Lord’s associates of these places now thought “I am bringing my Lord to my abode!” But each could not see the other associates, by the Lord’s yoga-māyā. Thus the Lord went to those abodes with those associates who were delighted. It should be understood that when the Lord appeared on earth, the associates of these Viṣṇu forms also appeared amongst the Yadus along with their masters, the various Viṣṇu forms. These associates returned to their places along with their respective Viṣṇu forms when Kṛṣṇa departed from this world. The devatās were astonished. “We thought that we were masters of yoga but we cannot understand where he went”. They praised Kṛṣṇa. “Who can do such a thing? We are omniscient but cannot understand this. Though we are masters of yoga, we cannot see his destination achieved by his yoga. But his associate devotees know. They can see his destination, that he has entered his abode.”