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ŚB 10.89.59

Devanagari

पूर्णकामावपि युवां नरनारायणावृषी ।
धर्ममाचरतां स्थित्यै ऋषभौ लोकसङ्ग्रहम् ॥ ५९ ॥

Text

pūrṇa-kāmāv api yuvāṁ
nara-nārāyaṇāv ṛṣī
dharmam ācaratāṁ sthityai
ṛṣabhau loka-saṅgraham

Synonyms

pūrṇa — full; kāmau — in all desires; api — although; yuvām — you two; nara-nārāyaṇau ṛṣī — as the sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa; dharmam — the principles of religion; ācaratām — should execute; sthityai — for its maintenance; ṛṣabhau — the best of all persons; loka-saṅgraham — for the benefit of the general populace.

Translation

Although all your desires are completely fulfilled, O best of exalted personalities, for the benefit of the people in general you should continue to exemplify religious behavior as the sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa.