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

sva-rāṭ pautraṁ vinayinam ātmanaḥ susamaṁ guṇaiḥ toya-nīvyāḥ patiṁ bhūmer abhyaṣiñcad gajāhvaye

[SB 1.15.38]

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sva-rāṭ---the emperor; pautram---unto the grandson; vinayinam---properly trained; ātmanaḥ---his own self; su-samam---equal in all respects; guṇaiḥ---by the qualities; toya-nīvyāḥ---bordered by the …

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