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The Activities of Lord Rṣabhadeva
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Bhagavad-gītā  or  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam . Satisfaction through self-realization is called  svarūpānanda . The conditioned soul, eternally sleeping in darkness, does not understand his self-interest. He simply tries to become happy by making material adjustments, but this is impossible. It is therefore said in  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam ,  na te viduḥ svārthagatiṁ hi viṣṇum : due to gross ignorance, the conditioned soul does not know that his real self-interest is to take shelter at the lotus feet of Lord Viṣṇu. To try to become happy by adjusting the material atmosphere is a useless endeavor. Indeed, it is impossible. By His personal behavior and instructions, Lord Rṣabhadeva enlightened the conditioned soul and showed him how to become self-sufficient in his spiritual identity.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fifth Canto, Sixth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Activities of Lord Rṣabhadeva.”