Text 15] The Activities of Lord Rsabhadeva 237
TRANSLATION

“Oh, what shall I say of the dynasty of Priyavrata, which is pure
and very much celebrated. In that dynasty, the Supreme Person,
the original Personality of Godhead, descended as an incarnation
and executed religious principles that could free one from the
results of fruitive activity.

PURPORT

There are many dynasties in human society wherein the Supreme Lord
descends as an incarnation. Lord Krsna appeared in the Yadu dynasty.
and Lord Ramacandra appeared in the Iksvaku. or Raghu, dynasty.
Similarly, Lord Rsabhadeva appeared in the dynasty of King Priyavrata.
All these dynasties are very famous, and of them the dynasty of
Priyavrata is most famous.

TEXT 15
Hl AQ RYANISATES-
ATTA aT
A TTA: ETAT
aa Ft HATTA UR
ko nv asya kasthdm aparo ‘nugacchen
mano-rathenapy abhavasya yogi
yo yoga-mayah sprhayaty udasta
hy asattaya yena krta-prayatnah

kah—who; nu—indeed; asya—of Lord Rsabhadeva: kastham—the
example; aparah—else: anugacchet—can follow: manah-rathena—by
the mind; api—even; abhavasya—of the unborn: yogi—the mystic:
yah—who; yoga-mayah—the mystic perfections of yoga; sprhayati—
desires; udastah—rejected by Rsabhadeva: hi—certainly: asattaya —by
the quality of being insubstantial: yena—by whom. Rsabhadeva: krta-
prayatnadh—although eager to serve.
