138 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 4

Eleventh Canto of Srimad-Bhégavatam during the talks between
Vasudeva and Narada at Kuruksetra. To teach the general populace,
King Rsabhadeva performed many sacrifices and taught His sons how to
rule the citizens.

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$ri-Suka uvaca
atha ha tam utpattyaivabhivyajyamana-bhagaval-laksanam
sdmyopasama-vairagyaisvarya-maha-vibhitibhir anudinam
edhamandanubhavam prakrtayah praja brahmana devatas cdvani-tala-
samavanayatitaram jagrdhuh.

Sri-Sukah uvaca—Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: atha ha—thus (after
the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared); tam—Him; utpattya—
from the beginning of His appearance; eva—even; abhivyayyamana—
distinctly manifested; bhagavat-laksanam—possessing the symptoms of
the Supreme Personality of Godhead; sémya—equal to everyone;
upasama—completely peaceful, in control of the senses and mind:
vairagya—renunciation; aisvarya—opulences; mahd-vibhitibhih—
with great attributes; anudinam—day after day; edhamana—in-
creasing; anubhavam—His power; prakrtayah—the ministers: pra-
jah—the citizens; brahmanah—the learned scholars in full knowledge
of Brahman; devatah—the demigods; ca—and; avani-tala—the surface
of the globe; samavanadya—to rule; atitaram—greatly; jagrdhuh—
desired.

TRANSLATION

Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said: As soon as the Lord was born as the
son of Maharaja Nabhi, He manifested symptoms of the Supreme
Lord, such as marks on the bottoms of His feet [the flag,
