tam -- Him; ahuh -- they call; vasudeva-amsam -- a plenary expansion of the Supreme Lord, Vasudeva; moksha-dharma -- the process of attaining liberation; vivakshaya -- with the desire to teach; avatirnam -- appeared in this world; suta -- sons; satam -- one hundred; tasya -- His; asit -- there were; brahma -- the Vedas; para-gam -- who perfectly assimilated.

Sri Rishabhadeva is accepted as an expansion of the Supreme Lord, Vasudeva. He incarnated in this world to propagate those religious principles that lead living entities to ultimate liberation. He had one hundred sons, all perfect in Vedic knowledge.