He who cannot deliver from the cycle of birth and death those who depend on him should never become spiritual master, father, husband, or heavenly being.
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you sacrifice and lavish, whatever austerities you practice, whether to offer it to Me.
My spiritual and absolute Body resembles in every way the human form, but it is not a material body; it is inconceivable. I am not compelled by nature to accept any particular type of body; it is of my own free will that I choose the form in which I appear. My heart is also spiritual, and I am always full of kindness to My devotees. Therefore one can discover in My heart the way of devotional service to holy beings, while I have rejected their irreligion and non-religious activities; they have no attraction to Me. Because of all these divine attributes, I am generally prayed under the name of Rishabhadeva, the Sovereign Lord, the best of all living beings.
Fools denigrate Me when, in human form, I descend into this world. They know nothing of My spiritual and absolute nature, nor of My total supremacy.
My dear children, you are all born of my heart, which is the seat of all spiritual qualities. So do not be like the materialists and envious beings; trust in your elder brother, who is highly accomplished in devotional service. If you work to serve him, you will serve Me at the same time, and you will automatically govern your subjects.
Among the creations produced by the two manifested energies [spirit and inert matter], those that possess the vital force [vegetables, grass, trees and plants in general] dominate the inert matter stone, earth, etc. In turn, reptiles, worms and snakes, which are able to move, surpass immobile plants, and animals whose intelligence is developed are superior to reptiles themselves. Humans prevail over animals, and ghosts over humans, because they have no physical bodies. Above the specters are the Gandharvas (The celestial singers) and, even higher, the Siddhas (The perfect beings), then the Kinnaras (The supernatural beings), and finally the asuras (The unenlightened, evil beings, who can control the beings mentioned above). Above the asuras come the heavenly beings, over whom Indra, the king of heaven, reigns. The direct sons of Brahma, including King Daksa, prevail over Indra, and the sons of Brahma, Siva is the greatest. Siva being the son of Brahma, the latter is considered superior to him, but Brahma himself is subordinate to Me, the Sovereign Lord. However, as I am favorable to wise scholars, they are the greatest of all.
From all the worlds, spiritual and material, I am the source; from Me everything emanates. To Me, O respectful sages, no one is superior or even equal to the wise scholars in this world; I find no one who can be compared to them. When-after making sacrifices in accordance with the principles of the scriptures, men perceive the purpose that I pursue, they offer Me food with faith and love through the mouth of a wise man. When food is thus offered to Me, I eat it to my satisfaction; to tell you the truth, I derive more pleasure from this food than from the food offered to me in the sacrificial fire.