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Pradyumna: [leads chanting of verse] [devotees repeat]

na tv evāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ na caiva na bhaviṣyāmaḥ sarve vayam ataḥ param

[Bg. 2.12]

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Prabhupāda: So you can dictate to correct.

Pradyumna: Yes.

Prabhupāda: Go on. Word meaning.

Pradyumna: [leads chanting of synonyms]

na---never; tu---but; eva---certainly; aham---I; jātu---any time;

Prabhupāda: [interrupting synonyms] Now the word, it is not correct. Jātu, "become," this is incorrect, so you correct it. Jātu …

Pradyumna: [continues leading chanting of synonyms]

na---never; āsam---existed; na---it is not so; tvam---yourself; na---not; ime---all these; janādhipāḥ---kings; na---never; ca---also; eva---certainly; na---not like that; bhaviṣyāmaḥ---shall exist; sarve---all …

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