Text 8] The Activities of Lord Rsabhadeva 229
because He played like an ordinary human being, He gave up the
mentality of identifying with it. Following this principle, He began
to wander all over the world. While traveling, He came to the
province of Karnata in South India and passed through Konka,
Venka and Kutaka. He had no plan to travel this way, but He ar-
rived near Kutakacala and entered a forest there. He placed stones
within His mouth and began to wander through the forest, naked
and with His hair disheveled like a madman.
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AT PRATT TTT ATR TAT AAT ATA AAT CfA:
WE TA Fae Ici
atha samira-vega-vidhita-venu-vikarsana-jatogra-davanalas tad
vanam 4lelihanah saha tena dadcha.

atha—thereafter; samira-vega—by the force of the wind: vidhitta—
tossed about; venu—of bamboos; vikarsana—by the rubbing; jata—
produced; ugra—fierce; ddva-analah—a forest fire: tat—that:
vanam—forest near Kutakacala; dlelikdnah—devouring all around:
saha—with; tena—that body; dadaha—burned to ashes.

TRANSLATION

While He was wandering about, a wild forest fire began. This
fire was caused by the friction of bamboos, which were being
blown by the wind. In that fire, the entire forest near Kutakacala
and the body of Lord Rsabhadeva were burnt to ashes.

PURPORT

Such a forest fire can burn the external bodies of animals. but Lord
Rsabhadeva was not burned. although He apparently seemed so. Lord
Rsabhadeva is the Supersoul of all living entities within the forest. and
His soul is never burned by fire. As stated in Bhagavad-gita, adahyo
*°yam—the soul is never burned by fire. Due to Lord Rsabhadeva’s
presence, all the animals in the forest were also liberated from material
encagement.
