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Nitāi: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [devotees repeat]

bhāvanaṁ brahmaṇaḥ sthānaṁ dhāraṇaṁ sad-viśeṣaṇam sarva-sattva-guṇodbhedaḥ pṛthivī-vṛtti-lakṣaṇam

[SB 3.26.46]

Prabhupāda: [correcting pronunciation] Vṛtti-lakṣaṇam.

Nitāi: Vṛtti-lakṣaṇam. [continues leading chanting and synonyms]

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"The characteristics of the functions of earth can be perceived by modeling forms of the Supreme Brahman, by constructing places …

Prabhupāda:

bhāvanaṁ brahmaṇaḥ sthānaṁ dhāraṇaṁ sad-viśeṣaṇam sarva-sattva-guṇodbhedaḥ pṛthivī-vṛtti-lakṣaṇam

[SB 3.26.46]

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