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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.3.9
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 9
- turye dharma-kalā-sarge
- nara-nārāyaṇāv ṛṣī
- bhūtvātmopaśamopetam
- akarod duścaraṁ tapaḥ
turyein the fourth of the line — in the fourth of the line; dharmawife of Dharmarāja-kalāwife of Dharmarāja — wife of Dharmarāja; sargebeing born of — being born of; naranamed Nara and Nārāyaṇa-nārāyaṇaunamed Nara and Nārāyaṇa — named Nara and Nārāyaṇa; ṛṣīsages — sages; bhūtvābecoming — becoming; ātmacontrolling the senses-upaśamacontrolling the senses — controlling the senses; upetamfor achievement of — for achievement of; akarotundertook — undertook; duścaramvery strenuous — very strenuous; tapaḥpenance — penance.
In the fourth incarnation, the Lord became Nara and Nārāyaṇa, the twin sons of the wife of King Dharma. Thus He undertook severe and exemplary penances to control the senses.
As King Ṛṣabha advised His sons, tapasya, or voluntary acceptance of penance for realization of the Transcendence, is the only duty of the human being; it was so done by the Lord Himself in an exemplary manner to teach us. The Lord is very kind to the forgetful souls. He therefore comes Himself and leaves behind necessary instructions and also sends His good sons as representatives to call all the conditioned souls back to Godhead. Recently, within the memory of everyone, Lord Caitanya also appeared for the same purpose: to show special favor to fallen souls of this age of iron industry. The incarnation of Nārāyaṇa is worshiped still at Badarī-nārāyaṇa, on the range of the Himalayas.