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Pradyumna: Oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya. [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [Prabhupāda and devotees repeat]

sva-dharmam api cāvekṣya na vikampitum arhasi dharmyāddhi yuddhāc chreyo 'nyat kṣatriyasya na vidyate

[Bg. 2.31]

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Translation = "Considering your specific duty as a kṣatriya, you should know that there is no better engagement for you …

Prabhupāda: Hmm. Sva-dharmam. Sva means...

[aside to Pradyumna:] You finish?

Pradyumna: Yes.

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