The passage notes that King Parīkṣit questioned why the self-realized devotee Priyavrata engaged in household life, but Śukadeva clarified that true devotees remain liberated despite external duties. Priyavrata obeyed Brahmā’s orders, ruling for eleven arbudas and creating seven oceans with his chariot. Though he married and had sons, he eventually renounced material entanglement. Reawakened by divine grace, he returned to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, viewing all opulence as hellish. Āgnīdhra’s sons rule distinct kingdoms. King Nābhi worships Viṣṇu, who expands into Ṛṣabhadeva. Nābhi attains Vaikuṇṭha, leaving Ṛṣabhadeva to rule. Ṛṣabhadeva marries Jayantī, fathering one hundred sons, including the devotee Bharata. He exemplifies householder duties and varṇāśrama dharma, instructing his sons at Brahmāvarta for perfect governance. Lord Ṛṣabhadeva rejects sense gratification, urging penance and service to mahātmās for liberation. He warns that ignorance binds one to material births through fruitive karma. Leadership requires delivering others from rebirth, not leading dependents into darkness. Brāhmaṇas hold high status for embodying the Vedas. Advanced yogīs distrust the restless mind. In Kali yuga, people abandon Vedic duties for atheism, yet devotees prioritize transcendental service over liberation, which they deem unimportant. Mahārāja Bharata’s excessive affection for a rescued fawn caused him to neglect spiritual duties, resulting in rebirth as a deer. Although he retained past-life memory and remorse, this outcome demonstrates how foolish attachment can override spiritual progress.