The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Ṛṣabhadeva, was fully aware of His true identity; therefore He was self-sufficient, and He did not desire external gratification. There was no need for Him to aspire for success, since He was complete in Himself. Those who unnecessarily engage in bodily conceptions and create an atmosphere of materialism are always ignorant of their real self-interest. Out of His causeless mercy, Lord Ṛṣabhadeva taught the self’s real identity and the goal of life. We therefore offer our respectful obeisances unto the Lord, who appeared as Lord Ṛṣabhadeva.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
नित्यानुभूतनिजलाभनिवृत्ततृष्णः श्रेयस्यतद्रचनया चिरसुप्तबुद्धेः । लोकस्य यः करुणयाभयमात्मलोक- माख्यान्नमो भगवते ऋषभाय तस्मै
nityānubhūtanijalābhanivṛttatṛṣṇaḥ śreyasyatadracanayā cirasuptabuddheḥ | lokasya yaḥ karuṇayābhayamātmaloka- mākhyānnamo bhagavate ṛṣabhāya tasmai
SB 5.6.19