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Rṣabhadeva's Appearance
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disc;  amṛta-maṇi —the Kaustubha gem;  gadā-ādibhiḥ —and by a club and other symbols;  upalakṣitam —symptomized;  sphuṭa-kiraṇa —radiant;  pravara —excellent;  mukuṭa —helmet;  kuṇḍala —earrings;  kaṭaka —bracelets;  kaṭi-sūtra —girdle;  hāra —necklace;  keyūra —armlets;  nūpura —ankle bells;  ādi —and so on;  aṅga —of the body;  bhūṣaṇa —with ornaments;  vibhūṣitam —decorated;  ṛtvik —the priests;  sadasya —associates;  gṛha-patayaḥ —and King Nābhi;  adhanāḥ —poor persons;  iva —like;  uttama-dhanam —a great treasure;  upalabhya —having achieved;  sa-bahu-mānam —with great regard;  arhaṇena —with ingredients for worship;  avanata —bent;  śīrṣāṇaḥ —their heads;  upatasthuḥ —worshiped.
TRANSLATION
Lord Viṣṇu appeared before King Nābhi with four arms. He was very bright, and He appeared to be the best of all personalities. Around the lower portion of His body, He wore a yellow silken garment. On His chest was the mark of Śrīvatsa, which always displays beauty. He carried a conchshell, lotus flower, disc and club, and He wore a garland of forest flowers and the Kaustubha gem. He was beautifully decorated with a helmet, earrings, bangles, belt, pearl necklace, armlets, ankle bells and other bodily ornaments bedecked with radiant jewels. Seeing the Lord present before them, King Nābhi and his priests and associates felt just like poor people who have suddenly attained great riches. They received the Lord and respectfully bent their heads and offered Him things in worship.
PURPORT
It is distinctly mentioned here that the Supreme Personality of Godhead did not appear as an ordinary human being. He appeared before King Nābhi and his associates as the best of all personalities (Puruṣottama). As stated in the  Vedas: Nityo nityānām cetanaś cetanānām . The Supreme Personality of Godhead is also a living being, but He is the supreme living being. In  Bhagavad-gītā  (7.7), Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself says.  mattaḥ parataram nānyat kiñcid asti dhanañjaya : “O conquerer of wealth [Arjuna], there is no truth superior to Me.” No one is more attractive or more authoritative than Lord Kṛṣṇa. That is one of the