Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.6.12

ayam avatāro rajasopapluta-kaivalyopaśikshanārthah

SYNONYMS

ayam avatārah — this incarnation (Lord Rishabhadeva); rajasā — by the mode of passion; upapluta — overwhelmed; kaivalya-upaśikshana-arthah — to teach people the path of liberation.

TRANSLATION

In this age of Kali, people are overwhelmed by the modes of passion and ignorance. Lord Rishabhadeva incarnated Himself to deliver them from the clutches of māyā.

PURPORT

The symptoms of Kali-yuga are predicted in the Twelfth Canto, Third Chapter, of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Lāvanyam keśa-dhāranam. It is predicted how fallen souls will behave. They will keep their hair long and consider themselves very beautiful, or they will pluck out their hair as the Jains do. They will keep themselves unclean and will not wash their mouths. Jains refer to Lord Rishabhadeva as their original preceptor. If such people are serious followers of Rishabhadeva, they must also take His instructions. In the Fifth Chapter of this canto, Rishabhadeva gave His one hundred sons instructions whereby they could become free from the clutches of māyā. If one actually follows Rishabhadeva, he will certainly be delivered from the clutches of māyā and return home, back to Godhead. If one strictly follows the instructions of Rishabhadeva given in the Fifth Chapter, he will certainly be liberated. Lord Rishabhadeva incarnated specifically to deliver these fallen souls.

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