Text 28] Lord Rsabhadeva’s Teachings 207
sonality: parama-suhrt—everyone’s sublime well-wisher: bhagavan —
the Supreme Personality of Godhead: rsabha-apadesah—who is cele-
brated and known as Rsabhadeva: upasama-silanam—of persons who
have no desire for material enjoyment: uparata-karmanam—who are no
longer interested in fruitive activities: mahd-munindm—who are san-
nyasis; bhakti—devotional service; jidna—perfect knowledge:
vairagya —detachment: laksanam—characterized by: paramahamnsya—
of the best of human beings: dharmam—the duties: upasiksamanah —
instructing; sva-tanaya—of His sons: sata—hundred: jyestham—the
eldest; parama-bhagavatam—a topmost devotee of the Lord: bhagavat-
Jana-parayanam—a follower of the devotees of the Lord. brahmanas
and Vaisnavas; bharatam—Bharata Maharaja: dharani-pdlandya—with
a view to ruling the world: abhisicya—placing on the throne; svayam—
personally: bhavane—at home: eva—although: urvarita—remaining:
Sarira-matra—the body only: parigrahah—accepting: unmattah—a
madman: iva—exactly like: gagana-paridhanah—taking the sky as His
dress; prakirna-kesah—having scattered hair; dtmani—in Himself:
Gropita—keeping: aGhavaniyah—the Vedic fire: brahmavartat—from
the place known as Brahmavarta: pravavraja—began to travel all over
the world.
TRANSLATION

Sukadeva Gosvami said: Thus the great well-wisher of everyone,
the Supreme Lord Rsabhadeva, instructed His own sons. Although
they were perfectly educated and cultured, He instructed them
just to set an example of how a father should instruct his sons
before retiring from family life. Sannydsis, who are no longer
bound by fruitive activity and who have taken to devotional ser-
vice after all their material desires have been vanquished, also
learn by these instructions. Lord Rsabhadeva instructed His one
hundred sons, of whom the eldest, Bharata, was a very advanced
devotee and a follower of Vaisnavas. In order to rule the whole
world, the Lord enthroned His eldest son on the royal seat.
Thereafter, although still at home, Lord Rsabhadeva lived like a
madman, naked and with disheveled hair. Then the Lord took the
sacrificial fire within Himself, and He left Brahmavarta to tour the
whole world.
