शौर्याभ्यां च पिता ऋषभ इतीदं नाम चकार ॥२॥
tasya ha vÄ itthaá¹ vará¹£maá¹‡Ä varÄ«yasÄ bá¹›hac-chlokena caujasÄ balena Å›riyÄ yaÅ›asÄ vÄ«rya-Å›auryÄbhyÄá¹ ca pitÄ á¹›á¹£abha itÄ«daá¹ nÄma cakÄra
tasya - of Him; ha vÄ - certainly; ittham - thus; vará¹£maá¹‡Ä - by the bodily features; varÄ«yasÄ - most exalted; bá¹›hat-Å›lokena - decorated with all the high qualities described by poets; ca - also; ojasÄ - by prowess; balena - by strength; Å›riyÄ - by beauty; yaÅ›asÄ - by fame; vÄ«rya-Å›auryÄbhyÄm - by influence and heroism; ca - and; pitÄ - the father (MahÄrÄja NÄbhi); ṛṣabhaḥ - the best; iti - thus; idam - this; nÄma - name; cakÄra - gave.
When the son of MahÄrÄja NÄbhi became visible, He evinced all good qualities described by the great poets — namely, a well-built body with all the symptoms of the Godhead, prowess, strength, beauty, name, fame, influence and enthusiasm. When the father, MahÄrÄja NÄbhi, saw all these qualities, he thought his son to be the best of human beings or the supreme being. Therefore he gave Him the name Ṛṣabha.
To accept someone as God or an incarnation of God, one must observe the symptoms of God in his body. All the symptoms were found in the body of MahÄrÄja NÄbhi’s extraordinarily powerful son. His body was well structured, and He displayed all the transcendental qualities. He showed great influence, and He could control His mind and senses. Consequently He was named Ṛṣabha, which indicates that He was the supreme living being.
