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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 5, Ch. 6]
nitya-anubhūta —due to being always conscious of His real identity;  nija-lābha-nivṛtta-tṛṣṇaḥ —who was complete in Himself and had no other desire to fulfill;  śreyasi —in life's genuine welfare;  a-tat-racanayā —by expanding activities in the material field, mistaking the body for the self;  cira —for a long time;  supta —sleeping;  buddheḥ —whose intelligence;  lokasya —of men;  yaḥ —who (Lord Rṣabhadeva);  karuṇayā —by His causeless mercy;  abhayam —fearlessness;  ātma-lokam —the real identity of the self;  ākhyāt —instructed;  namaḥ —respectful obeisances;  bhagavate —unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  ṛṣabhāya —unto Lord Rṣabhadeva;  tasmai —unto Him.
TRANSLATION
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Rṣabhadeva, was fully aware of His true identity; therefore He was self-sufficient, and He did not desire external gratification. There was no need for Him to aspire for success, since He was complete in Himself. Those who unnecessarily engage in bodily conceptions and create an atmosphere of materialism are always ignorant of their real self-interest. Out of His causeless mercy, Lord Rṣabhadeva taught the self's real identity and the goal of life. We therefore offer our respectful obeisances unto the Lord, who appeared as Lord Rṣabhadeva.
PURPORT
This is the summary of this chapter, in which the activities of Lord Rṣabhadeva are described. Being the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself, Lord Rṣabhadeva is complete in Himself. We living entities, as parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord, should follow the instructions of Lord Rṣabhadeva and become self-sufficient. We should not create unnecessary demands due to the bodily conception. When one is self-realized, he is sufficiently satisfied due to being situated in his original spiritual position. As confirmed in  Bhagavad-gītā  (18.54):  Brahma-bhūtaḥ prasannātmā na śocati na kāṇkṣati . This is the goal of all living entities. Even though one may be situated within this material world, he can become fully satisfied and devoid of hankering and lamentation simply by following the instructions of the Lord as set forth in