these 33 gods don't run run universe. they are just souls with some power like shape-shift,divine eyes (can look at any far place),divine ear(can hear voice from long).Also in mahabharata, karna was incarnation of God sun,bhima was incarnation of God...
It's difficult to explain. there are both one God and many. there are 3 worlds heaven,earth and hell. people with good karma and having done yagya (oblation in fire) go to heaven and become God. like God indra was normal human but after doing 100 yag...
