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

[SB 1.5.28]

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Prabhupāda:

[SB 1.5.28]

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[Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura]

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[SB 1.2.19]

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