Text 19] The Activities of Lord Rsabhadeva 245
Bhagavad-gité or Srimad-Bhagavatam. Satisfaction through self-
realization is called svaripdnanda. The conditioned soul. eternally
sleeping in darkness. does not understand his self-interest. He simply
tries to become happy by making material adjustments, but this is im-
possible. It is therefore said in Srimad-Bhagavatam, na te viduh svartha-
gatim hi visnum: due to gross ignorance, the conditioned soul does not
know that his real self-interest is to take shelter at the lotus feet of Lord
Visnu. To try to become happy by adjusting the material atmosphere is a
useless endeavor. Indeed, it is impossible. By His personal behavior and
instructions, Lord Rsabhadeva enlightened the conditioned soul and
showed him how to become self-sufficient in his spiritual identity.

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fifth Canto, Sixth
Chapter, of the Srimad-Bhagavatam, entitled “The Activities of Lord
Rsabhadeva.”
