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श्रीशुक उवाच
एवमनुशास्यात्मजान्स्वयमनुशिष्टानपि लोकानुशासनार्थं महानुभावः परमसुहृद्भगवानृषभापदेश उपशमशीलानामुपरतकर्मणां महामुनीनां भक्तिज्ञानवैराग्यलक्षणं पारमहंस्यधर्ममुपशिक्षमाणः स्वतनयशतज्येष्ठं परमभागवतं भगवज्जनपरायणं भरतं धरणिपालनायाभिषिच्य स्वयं भवन एवोर्वरितशरीरमात्रपरिग्रह उन्मत्त इव गगनपरिधानः प्रकीर्णकेश आत्मन्यारोपिताहवनीयो ब्रह्मावर्तात्प्रवव्राज. ॥ २८ ॥
 
sri-suka uvaca
evam anusasyatmajan svayam anusistan api lokanusasanartham
mahanubhavah parama-suhrd bhagavan rsabhapadesa upasama-
silanam uparata-karmanam maha-muninam bhakti-jnana-vairagya-
laksanam paramahamsya-dharmam upasiksamanah sva-tanaya-sata-
jyestham parama-bhagavatam bhagavaj-jana-parayanam bharatam
dharani-palanayabhisicya svayam bhavana evorvarita-sarira-matra-
parigraha unmatta iva gagana-paridhanah prakirna-kesa atmany
aropitahavaniyo brahmavartat pravavraja.
sri-sukah uvaca-Sri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evam-in this way; anusasya-after instructing; atma-jan-His sons; svayam-personally; anusistan-highly educated in culture; api-although; loka-anusasana-artham-just to instruct the people; maha-anubhavah-the great personality; parama-suhrt-everyone's sublime well-wisher; bhagavan-the Supreme Personality of Godhead; rsabha-apadesah-who is celebrated 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; maha-muninam-who are sannyasis; bhakti-devotional service; jnana-perfect knowledge; vairagya-detachment; laksanam-characterized by; paramahamsya-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-palanaya-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; atmani-in Himself; aropita-keeping; ahavaniyah-the Vedic fire; brahmavartat-from the place known as Brahmavarta; pravavraja-began to travel all over the world.