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Prabhupāda: [to a devotee] I have seen your article; you can see me after meeting. Hare Kṛṣṇa.

Devotees: Hare Kṛṣṇa!

Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. Page 163, text number 24. [leads chanting …

tad aśma-sāraṁ hṛdayaṁ batedaṁ yad gṛhyamāṇair hari-nāma-dheyaiḥ na vikriyetātha yadā vikāro netre jalaṁ gātra-ruheṣu harṣaḥ

[SB 2.3.24]

Prabhupāda: That's all. Next, anyone? [devotees chant] That's all. Hm.

Pradyumna: [leads chanting of synonyms]

tat---that; aśma-sāram---is steel-framed; hṛdayam---heart; batedaṁ---certainly that; yat---which; gṛhyamāṇaiḥ---in spite of chanting; hari-nāma---the holy name of the Lord; dheyaiḥ---by concentration of …

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