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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 6]
TRANSLATION
“Who is that mystic yogī who can follow the examples of Lord Rṣabhadeva even with his mind? Lord Rṣabhadeva rejected all kinds of yogic perfection, which other yogīs hanker to attain. Who is that yogī who can compare to Lord Rṣabhadeva?”
PURPORT
Generally  yogīs  desire the yogic perfections of  aṇimā ,  laghimā ,  mahimā ,  prākāmya ,  prāpti ,  īsitva ,  vaśitva  and  kāmāvasāyitā . Lord Rṣabhadeva, however, never aspired for all these material things. Such  siddhis  (perfections) are presented by the illusory energy of the Lord. The real purpose of the  yoga  system is to achieve the favor and shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but this purpose is covered by the illusory energy of  yogamāyā . So-called  yogīs  are therefore allured by the superficial material perfections of  aṇimā ,  laghimā ,  prāpti  and so forth. Consequently ordinary  yogīs  cannot compare to Lord Rṣabhadeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
TEXT 16
इति ह स सकलवेदलोकदेवब्राह्मणगवां परमगुरोर्भगवत ऋषभाख्यस्य विशुद्धाचरितमीरितं पुंसां समस्तदुश्वरिताभिहरणं परममहा- मङ्गलायनमिदमनुश्रद्धयोपचितयानुशृणोत्याश्रावयति वावहितो भगवति तस्मिन् वासुदेव एकान्ततो भक्तिरनयोरपि समनुवर्तते ॥ १६ ॥
iti ha sma sakala-veda-loka-deva-brāhmaṇa-gavām parama-guror bhagavata rṣabhākhyasya viśuddhācaritam īritam puṁsām samasta- duścaritābhiharaṇam parama-mahā-maṅgalāyanam idam anuśraddhayopacitayānuśrṇoty āśrāvayati vāvahito bhagavati tasmin vāsudeva ekāntato bhaktir anayor api samanuvartate.
iti —thus;  ha sma —indeed;  sakala —all;  veda —of knowledge;  loka — of people in general;  deva —of the demigods;  brāhmaṇa —of the  brāhmaṇas ;  gavām —of the cows;  parama —the supreme;  guroh — master;  bhagavataḥ —of the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  rṣabha-