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A winter festival that is held in December-January in Mayapur focuses on providing guests an insight into the importance of the Bhagavad Gita. 

From the 'Illuminize' album.

In this era dominated by technology and devices, there are very few devotees of Krishna who use technology or know how to use technology effectively to spread the message of Krishna-consciousness.

(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 28 May 2019, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Srimad Bhagavatam 6.11.25)

We make arguments that spiritual life is difficult. We always find a reason to say it is difficult. It is difficult because I am too young. It is difficult because I have to study. It is difficult because I have to work. It is difficult because I am married. It is difficult because I am not married. It is difficult because I have to cook. It is difficult because we have a house. It is difficult because we have a mouse! (laughter) We find so many reasons to make spiritual life and taking up Krsna consciousness sound difficult and then we blow up that excuse. We make it bigger and bigger and bigger until we have a really big reason why we cannot practice Krsna consciousness. “What can I do? These are my circumstances which make spiritual life difficult”.

So this tendency is there in us. We can see that our mind is putting forward these arguments to make spiritual life sound difficult, but we must say no to that. No! Because Krsna is the source of all opportunities, so He makes everything possible for us. That is what we saw in Srila Prabhupada. Against all odds, he made it to New York, at the age of 70. I am approaching that age, but even now when I have to go to New York, I think, “Oh, forget it! Not New York!” But Prabhupada went alone and he did it. If there is one quality of Prabhupada that we can appreciate, it is that he never missed an opportunity. Whenever there was an opportunity, he tried. In English, it is to say that he left no stone unturned. He tried every opportunity. For instance, when he was at the Chicago O’Hare International Airport, he asked the devotees to inquire if it could be changed to O’Hare Krsna Airport (laughter). The devotees said, “Oh, that is a good joke Prabhupada!” But Prabhupada was not joking around! So in this way, we can see that he would try anything. yare dekha, tare kaha krsna-upadesa amara ajnana guru hana tara ei desa (Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya-lila 7.128). Whomever you meet, instruct them about Krsna-upadesa. That is actually the key!

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Our "Paramahamster" comic strip follows an enthusiastic devotee as he navigates a 9 - 5 work day in the corporate world. 

The podcast is facilitated by the BBT’s Marketing, Communications and Innovations dept and was conceived by the department’s director Vaisesika Das as a way to make sankirtan (book distribution and harinama) relevant to a younger generation.

The TOVP Fundraising Team is pleased to announce the launch of yet another opportunity for serving this historic and world-changing project: The Steps of Surrender Campaign. 108 50′ long steps lead from the ground floor to the entrance of the TOVP and now you can be one of ten sponsors for each step and serve the lotus feet of all who come to visit.

Just as in spiritual life the steps of surrender start with the guru, then proceed to Lord Caitanya and finally culminate with Radha and Krishna, the 108 steps of surrender of the TOVP begin with 58 Guru Parampara steps, continue with 40 Pancha Tattva Steps and make their final ascension with 10 Radha Madhava steps. Become one of ten sponsors for each step and remember that millions of pilgrims for generations to come will benefit because you helped build that staircase which led them to Vaikuntha. Your name will be inscribed on a special Steps of Surrender section of the Devotional Wall of Fame inside the TOVP.

For more information go to The Steps of SurrenderPage on the TOVP website.

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Starting in September last year, bush fires have been causing widespread devastation in Australia, particularly in New South Wales. According to ISKCON Australia Communications Director Bhakta Das, no devotees have been injured, as the fire is some distance from ISKCON’s farming communities.

We would like to share a brief update regarding the progress on the Pujari floor.

These are some images of the ceiling panels which are made of GRG (Glass Reinforced Gypsum). In them will be placed the light fixtures. As you can see they are looking quite lovely and give off a very opulent look to the area, adding a nice touch to the ceiling as well.

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The first Rathayatra of 2020, Malaysia (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: Sri Caitanya...

Morning Class SB 4.27.14 HH Prahaladananda Swami - 9 January 2020 in Hare Krishna Melbourne ...

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Transcriber: Sharan Shetty

Edited by: Keshavgopal Das

Question: Is the brahman aspect also sat-cit-ananda or is it only sat?

Answer: Brahman, paramatma and bhagavan are three names of the same Absolute Truth. All three are not different but the same Absolute Truth referred to by different names. Brahman is also sat-cit-ananda.

The example of halwa (an Indian sweet or candy) can help us understand it better. Suppose a person who throughout their life, has only smelt the fragrance of halwa and never tasted it may come up with a new name for the halwa, maybe Henry. The object maybe called differently due to the person’s experience limited only to the fragrance but it will nevertheless remain a halwa because it has all the attributes of halwa.

Similarly, brahman paramatma and bhagavan are three names of the same Absolute Truth. All three are sat-cit-ananda because they are the same one Absolute Truth. The difference lies in the level of realisation. Those who have realised the brahman level have realised only the sat aspect.

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Automatic percussion for a temple of Jagannath (1 min. video)
Some devotees were approaching to visit the temple thinking to meet a group of kirtaniyas who were playing their instruments. Instead, this is what they found :-)
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A special program at Bhaktivedanta Manor (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: All glories to the chanting of Hare Krishna mantra or Krishna sankirtana movement. All glories. All victory. How it is victory, all victory? If you chant this Hare Krishna mantra, then the dirty things which have accumulated in your heart due to material contamination will be cleared off. (Purport to Siksastakam)

Holy Name Retreat in Govardhana (Album of photos)
Srila Prabhupada: How can we think mundane thoughts and at the same time chant? Two things are happening, and one will conquer. As maya is working to drag you from Krishna consciousness, you can challenge maya by chanting Hare Krishna. (Lecture on Bhagavad-gita, 3.6.10, Los Angeles 1968)

Gita Mela is an event organised by ISKCON Mayapur dedicated solely for interacting with the tourists. A winter festival that is held from December to January pays close attention to the guests by giving them valuable association of the devotees and showing them the importance of Bhagavad Gita. Also called the big ‘fair’ of knowledge, […]

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Srimad Bhagavatam Class by HG Deena Bandhu Prabhu in ISKCON Chowpatty

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Transcriber: Sharan Shetty

Edited by: Keshavgopal Das

Question: Does brahman always refer to the Lord’s effulgence?

Answer: There are words which have multiple meanings, and, in some context, certain words are given specific meanings. For example, Srila Jiva Goswami, in his analysis, uses the word bhagavan very specifically to refer to that Absolute Truth who has six opulences in full and beyond comparison – strength, wealth, knowledge, fame, beauty and renunciation. However, in the Srimad Bhagavatam, the word bhagavan is also used to refer to great sages – Bhagavan Narada, Bhagavan Vyasa although these personalities do not have six opulences. Thus, the word bhagavan has different meanings in different context.

In a particular analytical framework, brahman may have a precise technical meaning but generally speaking, if we look at the Vedic literature, the word brahman is used to refer to the Absolute Truth and not necessarily just the impersonal aspect of the Absolute Truth. It is said that Lord Rama when he completed his past-times, he entered into the effulgence (atma jyotir agata). But that does not mean Lord Rama merged, it is a way to refer to the spiritual world in general. Broadly speaking, the Absolute Truth is referred to by the name brahman and in
the Bhagavad-gita 10.12,

param brahma param dhama
pavitram paramam bhavan

Arjuna also addresses Krishna as brahma.
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu has explained the features of the Absolute Truth and within that context, he uses the word brahman to refer to a particular understanding of the Absolute Truth. That means, the word itself has two different meanings. It cannot be said that in all scriptural references, brahman will refer only to the effulgence. Within a particular analytical framework, the word brahman refers to the effulgence which is the analysis of the Absolute Truth but many times in the scriptures, the word brahman is used to refer to the Absolute Truth in general. To understand with another example, consider the word father which in general refers to one’s own biological father but in Christianity, the word father also refers to the priest of the Church. Both the words are true, and the same word has two different meanings depending on the context in which it is used. Likewise, the word brahman generally refers to the Absolute Truth but specifically and within a particular analytical framework, it also refers to the impersonal aspect of the Absolute Truth.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu gave the philosophy of achintya bhedabheda (inconceivable oneness and difference of the Absolute Truth and His energies) and when we consider the word brahman referring to the impersonal aspect, we are focusing more on the bheda (difference) where brahman is the impersonal aspect, paramatma is the witness and bhagavan is the personal aspect. But there is also abheda (oneness) which means that actually these three are non-different and they are all one Absolute Truth.

In terms of analysis, we can say that there is an impersonal effulgence and some spiritual seekers focus only on the impersonal effulgence. The impersonal effulgence referred to as brahmajyoti is also spirit, it is not material light. It is beyond the material world, and is not matter. Just like atma (spirit soul) is sat-cit-ananda (full of eternity, knowledge and bliss), the brahman effulgence is also part of the Absolute Truth. As we are the separated energy, brahman is the integrated energy and integral part of the Absolute Truth. In that sense, for analysis, we can separate but we should not have so much emphasis of bheda that we forget the abheda aspect. Both exist simultaneously.

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Jagadisha Pandit is considered to be simultaneously both Nityananda-shakha and Chaitanya-shakha, a branch both of Chaitanya as well as Nityananda in the desire tree of devotion. He was born in the town of Gauhati in modern Assam.

His father’s name was Kamalaksha Bhatta. Both of his parents were Devotees of Vishnu. When they died, he came with his wife Duhkhini and his brother Hiranya to Mayapur on the shores of the Ganga where they built a home near that of Jagannath Mishra. Jagadisha Pandit became Jagannath Mishra’s very close friend.    

Jagadisha and his wife Duhkhini had the same kind of parental affection for the little Nimai as Jagannath and Sachi themselves. Duhkhini was like a mother to Nimai and even sometimes acted as his wet-nurse.

Nimai, the son of Sachi, is none other than the son of Yashoda, the Supreme Lord Krishna incarnate. It is not possible for anyone but an eternal associate of the Lord to have the good fortune to treat Him like a son in this way.

Lecture – Srimad Bhagavatam 1.4.3 The Hated Question 2019-12-03 #Dallas

The Peace Formula everyone needs to know about! (4 min video)
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(Kadamba Kanana Swami, 2 June 2012, Birmingham, England, Srimad Bhagavatam 5.13.5)

Imagine if someone would remember that he was a meat-eater in his previous birth, and yet he did not become an animal and took a human birth again. Well, then he should think that this human birth is just a step in between, and he would still have an animal birth waiting for him.

Sometimes you see, karma is an interesting cocktail. You may recall the story of King Nrga in the Krsna book. He was such a pious king, however by giving the same cow twice by accident to the brahmanas, he got a reaction for that. At the end of his life, he was asked: “What do you want first, the reaction to your pious activities or to you impious activities?” The King chose the impious and therefore first became a lizard. If he would have first gotten the reaction to his pious activities, because there were many, then he would have first gotten many wonderful births, and then in the end he would have been a lizard. So that is also possible, that there is still an animal birth waiting behind, maybe a few animal births. So like that, first maybe the result of pious activities which is holding up the result of the impious activities. In this way, karma is complicated!

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TOVP Pujari floor update.
Sadbhuja Das: I just wanted to share an update regarding the progress on the Pujari floor. These are some images of the ceiling panels which are made of GRG and in them will be placed the light fixtures. As you can see they are looking quite lovely, and give off a very opulent look to the area adding a nice touch to the ceiling as well.

I knew him for the last eleven years of his exemplary pastimes. But to say I knew him is going too far. I watched him. I listened to him. I talked with him and corresponded with him. I followed him and obeyed him-and disobeyed him. I learned from him. I bowed down before him and prayed to him. I loved him, and still do. Through those eleven years, that person I first knew as the Swami, then as Swamiji, and then as Srila Prabhupada, guided my life.

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Srimad Bhagavatam Class 11.22.45 by HH Niranjana Swami at ISKCON Chowpatty.
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Transcribed by: Bhabesh Mishra

Edited by: Keshavgopal Das

Question: How could Yudhishthira have gambled his own wife?

Answer: When invited for gambling, Yudhishthira had no desire for gambling because he felt that it would lead to conflict or even lead into a war. However, he was goaded. Consequently, he started gambling more and more. Eventually as the gambling went on, the fever caught him also.

We may ask how a virtuous person like Yudhishthira gambled to such an extent. I would suggest we look at this in another way – even a virtuous person like Yudhishthira could get so much caught up in the frenzy of gambling. Such is the frenzy which gambling can subject a person to.

Yudhishthira of course was thinking, “I have lost so much. I have lost my weapons, jewels, kingdom, in fact lost everything. Somehow, I have to regain these things.” He was hoping that by the next gamble, his luck will turn around and he would regain. That is why, when he lost everything, he gambled Nakula and Sahadeva. After that, Shakuni goaded him and said, “It seems you love Kunti’s sons more than Madri’s. That is why you have gambled Madri’s sons, but you are not ready to gamble Kunti’s sons.” The five Pandavas were one. Although, they were stepbrothers, they were closer than most brothers are. Yudhishthira was infuriated by this accusation. He said, “You fool. We five Pandavas are like the five fingers of a hand. We are all united. How dare you create disassociation among us?” Shakuni immediately became apologetic. He changed his face and said, “Sorry, sorry. In the heat of the moment I might have spoken something, please forgive me. You are my superior in every way. Let us continue gambling.” Shakuni put on a repentant face but he got his purpose served. Then Yudhishthira staked Arjuna and lost him. He then staked Bhima and lost him too. Then he staked himself and lost himself also.

At this point he had lost everything. Now, Shakuni suggested, “You still have one thing to stake and that is Draupadi.” When the name of Draupadi was mentioned, the whole assembly erupted in agony and horror. Yudhishthira himself was shocked at the prospect. Then he thought she has no protectors now. Her husbands have become slaves and surely if I stake Draupadi, at least now I might be able to win. If I can win then I can get back what I have lost. Then we will at least have some life, otherwise what life will Draupadi have? It is not that Yudhishthira’s reasoning was right but that is how it was. Then at this particular point, he decided to gamble Draupadi.

Now if we see, the significant thing is that he gambled his brothers before he gambled himself. He gambled Draupadi afterwards. This means he actually considered Draupadi far more valuable. It was not that he gambled her casually. He was, first of all, bound by instructions of others to gamble. He was goaded by others to keep gambling to scandalous extent. He was not just caught in the fever of gambling but was in despair because he did not want to lose everything. Thus, he ended up gambling Draupadi also.

We can say from the spiritual and devotional perspective, it was all arranged in such a way that Krishna eventually rescued Draupadi. Yudhishthira’s actions were orchestrated by the Lord in such a way that He could demonstrate – “ultimately, we have no protector except Krishna”. Draupadi had five heroic husbands who had few parallels in the world. Practically no parallels. Yet such husbands were rendered helpless at that particular point. She couldn’t turn to them for help. She turned to Krishna and He helped her.

From a transcendental perspective, Yudhishthira’s actions were orchestrated by the Lord so that He could demonstrate this truth that we have ultimately no protector except Krishna. However, from the circumstantial perspective, we can understand that Yudhishthira gambled because of the instructions of his elders, goading of Shakuni, being caught in the fever of gambling and because of the desperate hope that somehow, he could undo the damage that had happened. That is how he ended up gambling Draupadi.

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Transcription in Hindi
प्रश्न: क्या धर्मराज युधिष्ठिर का अपनी ही पत्नी को जुए में दाँव पर लगाना अनुचित नहीं था?

उत्तर: जब महाराज युधिष्ठिर को जुए के लिए आमंत्रित किया गया, तब युधिष्ठिर की जुआ खेलने की कोई मंशा नहीं थी। उन्हें लगता था कि इससे भाईयों में मतभेद और बढ़ेगा, यहाँ तक उन्हें युद्ध होने की सम्भावना भी थी। किन्तु, उन्हें जुआ खेलने के लिए उकसाया गया। परिणामस्वरूप, वे उसमें फँसते चले गए और उन्होंने और अधिक जुआ खेलना आरम्भ कर दिया। अन्ततोगत्वा, जैसे-जैसे जुए का खेल आगे बढ़ा, वे जुए के प्रभाव में जकड़ लिए गए।

यह प्रश्न उठाया जा सकता है कि युधिष्ठिर जैसा धर्मपरायण व्यक्ति जुए के प्रभाव में कैसे इतना फँस सकता है। हमें इस परिस्थिति को एक दूसरे दृष्टिकोण से देखना चाहिए। जुए का उन्माद इतना तीव्र हो सकता है कि युधिष्ठिर जैसा धर्मपरायण व्यक्ति भी उसमें किसी भी हद तक फँस सकता है और जुआ पूर्णतया उसे अपने वश में कर सकता है।

युधिष्ठिर वास्तव में सोच रहे थे, “मैंने बहुत कुछ खो दिया है। मैंने अपने शस्त्र, आभूषण, राज्य सब खो दिए हैं। अब किसी तरह, मुझे इन वस्तुओं को पुनः प्राप्त करना है। “वे यह आशा कर रहे थे कि अगले दाँव तक, उनका भाग्य पलट जाएगा और वे उन सब वस्तुओं को पुनः प्राप्त कर लेंगे। अतः, जब उसने अपना सब कुछ खो दिया, तो उसने नकुल और सहदेव को दाँव पर लगाया। इसपर, शकुनि ने उसे उकसाया और कहा, “लगता है कि तुम माद्री से ज्यादा कुंती के पुत्रों से प्रेम करते हो। अतः तुमने माद्री के पुत्रों को दाँव पर लगाया है, कुंती के पुत्रों को नहीं।” वास्तव में पाँचों पाण्डव एक थे। यद्यपि, वे सौतेले भाई थे किन्तु उनमें आपस में सगे भाईयों से भी अधिक घनिष्टता थी। इस आरोप से युधिष्ठिर क्रोधित हो गए। उन्होंने कहा, “तुम मूर्ख हो। हम पाँच पाण्डव एक हाथ की पाँच अंगुलियों के समान हैं। हम सब एक हैं। आपने हमारे बीच मनमुटाव पैदा करने की धृष्टता कैसे की?” शकुनि ने तुरंत युधिष्ठिर से क्षमा माँगी। उसने अपना चेहरा बदल लिया और कहा, “क्षमा करें, क्षमा करें। मैंने परिस्थितिवश आपको कुछ गलत कह दिया, कृपया मुझे क्षमा करें। आप हर तरह से मेरे श्रेष्ठ हैं। आइए जुआ खेलना जारी रखें।” शकुनि ने पश्चाताप का दिखावा किया किन्तु उसने अपना उद्देश्य पूरा कर लिया। तब युधिष्ठिर ने अर्जुन को दाँव पर लगा दिया और उसे खो दिया। फिर उन्होंने भीम को दाँव पर लगाया और उसे भी खो दिया। फिर उसने स्वयं को दाँव पर लगाया और स्वयं को भी खो दिया।

इस समय वे अपना सब कुछ खो चुके थे। अब, शकुनि ने सुझाव दिया, “आपके पास अभी भी एक और वस्तु दाँव पर लगाने के लिए है, और वह है द्रौपदी।” जब द्रौपदी का नाम आया तो पूरी सभा में हाहाकार मच गया। युधिष्ठिर स्वयं इस सुझाव को सुनकर हतप्रभ थे। तब उन्होंने सोचा कि अब द्रौपदी का कोई रक्षक नहीं बचा। उसके सारे पति दास बन चुके हैं और यदि मैं द्रौपदी को दाँव पर लगाऊँ, तो सम्भवतः जीत जाऊँ। यदि मैं जीत गया तो जो मैंने खोया है उसे वापस पा सकूँगा। तो कम से कम कुछ तो जीवन जी पाऐंगे, अन्यथा द्रौपदी का क्या जीवन होगा? ऐसा नहीं है कि युधिष्ठिर का तर्क उचित था किन्तु उस परिस्थिति में वे ऐसा सोच रहे थे। तब ऐसी मनोस्थिति में, उन्होंने द्रौपदी को दाँव पर लगाने का निर्णय किया।

अब यदि हम देखें, तो महत्वपूर्ण बात यह है कि जुए में स्वयं से पहले उन्होंने अपने भाइयों को दाँव पर लगाया। उसके बाद ही उन्होंने द्रौपदी को दाँव पर लगाया। इसका अर्थ यह है कि वे वास्तव में द्रौपदी को कहीं अधिक मूल्यवान मानते थे। ऐसा नहीं था कि उन्होंने यूँ ही द्रौपदी को दाँव पर लगा दिया था। सर्वप्रथम, युधिष्ठिर जुआ खेलने के लिए अपने वरिष्ठजनों के निर्देशों से बंधे हुए थे। उन्हें अन्यों द्वारा जुआ खेलने के लिए एक कुत्सित भावना के अंतर्गत उकसाया गया था। वे न सिर्फ जुए के उन्माद में फँसते चले गए अपितु वे अत्यंत निराश भी थे क्योंकि वे अपना सब कुछ खोना नहीं चाहते थे। इस अवस्था में उन्होंने द्रौपदी को भी दाँव पर लगा दिया।

आध्यात्मिक और भक्तिमय दृष्टिकोण से यदि इस घटना की विवेचना की जाए तो यह कहा जा सकता है कि घटनाक्रम इस प्रकार व्यवस्थित किया गया कि श्रीकृष्ण को ही अंततः द्रौपदी की रक्षा के लिए आना पड़ा। युधिष्ठिर के कार्यों को भगवान् द्वारा इस प्रकार व्यवस्थित किया गया कि वे प्रदर्शित कर सकें – “अंततोगत्वा, श्रीकृष्ण के अलावा हमारा और कोई रक्षक नहीं है”। द्रौपदी के पाँच अत्यंत वीर पति थे जिनके समान जगत में शायद ही और कोई अन्य वीर होगा। सम्भवतः कोई भी न हो। किन्तु फिर भी ऐसे पति उस विशेष समय पर असहाय बना दिए गए। द्रौपदी सहायता के लिए भी उनके पास नहीं जा सकती थी। वह श्रीकृष्ण की ओर मुड़ी और उन्होंने ही उसकी सहायता की।

संक्षेप में कहा जाए तो, आध्यात्मिक दृष्टिकोण से, युधिष्ठिर के कार्यों को भगवान द्वारा व्यवस्थित किया गया था ताकि वे इस सत्य को प्रदर्शित कर सकें कि श्रीकृष्ण के अलावा हमारा कोई रक्षक नहीं है। किन्तु, परिस्थितिजन्य दृष्टिकोण से, हम समझ सकते हैं कि युधिष्ठिर ने अपने वरिष्ठों के निर्देश के कारण, शकुनि के उकसावे में आकर, जुए के उन्माद में फँसकर और इस हताश आशा के कारण जुआ खेला कि सम्भवतः वे हो चुकी सम्पत्ति की क्षति को पूर्ववत कर सकते हैं। इसी विकट परिस्थिति एवं मानसिक अवस्था में वे द्रौपदी को भी जुए में दाँव पर लगा बैठे।

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BUSH FIRE UPDATE:
After coordinating our strategy to support the victims of the terrible bush fires raging here in Victoria in particular, I have contacted all the various Councils and also the Sikh community and they have assured me that …at this time… there is absolutely no need to have direct food distribution outlets.
There is so much food that has been donated they have a problem with storage.

Giriraj Swami read and spoke from Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.3.17

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