164 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 5, Ch. 5
brother. Bharata. as their guide and lord, and thereby serve him. Of all
living entities, the brahmanas are the best, and above the brahmanas the
Vaisnavas are situated in an even better position. Serving a Vaisnava
means serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus Sukadeva
Gosvami describes the characteristics of Bharata Maharaja and the
sacrificial performance executed by Lord Rsabhadeva for the instruction
of the general populace.
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nayam deho deha-bhajam nrloke
kastan kaman arhate vid-bhujam ye
tapo divyam putraka yena sattvam
Suddhyed yasmad brahma-saukhyam tv anantam
rsabhah uvdca—Lord Rsabhadeva said; na—not: ayam—this;
dehah—body: deha-bhajam—of all living entities who have accepted
material bodies; nr-loke—in this world: kastan —troublesome; kaman—
sense gratification; arhate—deserves; vit-bhujam—of stool-eaters: ye—
which; tapah—austerities and penances; divyam—divine; putrakah—
My dear sons; yena—by which: sattvam—the heart; suddhyet—
becomes purified; yasmat—from which: brahma-saukhyam—spiritual
happiness; tu—certainly; anantam—unending.
TRANSLATION
Lord Rsabhadeva told His sons: My dear boys, of all the living
entities who have accepted material bodies in this world, one who
has been awarded this human form should not work hard day and
