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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.
SYNONYMS
sri-sukah uvacaSri Sukadeva Gosvami said; evamin this way; anusasyaafter instructing; atma-janHis sons; svayampersonally; anusistanhighly educated in culture; apialthough; loka-anusasana-arthamjust to instruct the people; maha-anubhavahthe great personality; parama-suhrteveryones sublime well-wisher; bhagavanthe Supreme Personality of Godhead; rsabha-apadesahwho is celebrated and known as Rsabhadeva; upasama-silanamof persons who have no desire for material enjoyment; uparata-karmanamwho are no longer interested in fruitive activities; maha-muninamwho are sannyasis; bhaktidevotional service; jnanaperfect knowledge; vairagyadetachment; laksanamcharacterized by; paramahamsyaof the best of human beings; dharmamthe duties; upasiksamanahinstructing; sva-tanayaof His sons; satahundred; jyesthamthe eldest; parama-bhagavatama topmost devotee of the Lord; bhagavat-jana-parayanama follower of the devotees of the Lord, brahmanas and Vaisnavas; bharatamBharata Maharaja; dharani-palanayawith a view to ruling the world; abhisicyaplacing on the throne; svayampersonally; bhavaneat home; evaalthough; urvaritaremaining; sarira-matrathe body only; parigrahahaccepting; unmattaha madman; ivaexactly like; gagana-paridhanahtaking the sky as His dress; prakirna-kesahhaving scattered hair; atmaniin Himself; aropitakeeping; ahavaniyahthe Vedic fire; brahmavartatfrom the place known as Brahmavarta; pravavrajabegan 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. Sannyasis, who are no longer bound by fruitive activity and who have taken to devotional service 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.
PURPORT
Actually the instructions given to Lord Rsabhadevas sons were not exactly meant for His sons because they were already educated and highly advanced in knowledge. Rather, these instructions were meant for sannyasis who intend to become advanced devotees. Sannyasis must abide by Lord Rsabhadevas instructions while on the path of devotional service. Lord Rsabhadeva retired from family life and lived like a naked madman even while still with His family.

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