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The Activities of Lord Rṣabhadeva
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गायन्ति यत्रत्यजना मुरारेः   कर्माणि भद्राण्यवतारवन्ति ॥१३॥
tasyānuguṇān ślokān gāyanti— aho bhuvaḥ sapta-samudravatyā dvīpeṣu varṣeṣu adhipuṇyam etat gāyanti yatratya-janā murāreḥ karmāṇi bhadrāṇy avatāravanti
tasya —of Him (Lord Rṣabhadeva);  anuguṇān —conforming to the instructions for liberation;  ślokān —verses;  gāyanti —chant;  aho —oh;  bhuvaḥ —of this earthly planet;  sapta-samudra-vatyāḥ —possessing seven seas;  dvīpeṣu —among the islands;  varṣeṣu —among the lands;  adhipuṇyam —more pious than any other island;  etat —this (Bhārata-varṣa);  gāyanti —sing about;  yatratya-janāḥ —the people of this tract of land;  murāreḥ —of Murāri, the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  karmāṇi —the activities;  bhadrāṇi —all-auspicious;  avatāravanti —in many incarnations such as Lord Rṣabhadeva.
TRANSLATION
Learned scholars chant about the transcendental qualities of Lord Rṣabhadeva in this way: “Oh, this earthly planet contains seven seas and many islands and lands, of which Bhārata-varṣa is considered the most pious. People of Bhārata-varṣa are accustomed to glorifying the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His incarnations as Lord Rṣabhadeva and others. All these activities are very auspicious for the welfare of humanity.
PURPORT
Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said:
bhārata-bhūmite haila manuṣya-janma yāra janma sārthaka kari’ kara para-upakāra
As stated in this verse, Bhārata-varṣa is a most pious land. The followers of Vedic literature understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead in