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perfection. One can remain in his own position. No one has to change his
position, especially in this age of variegated difficulties. The only condition
is that one must give up the habit of dry speculation to become one with
the Lord. And after giving up such lofty puffed up vanities, one may very
submissively receive the orders of the Lord in the Bhagavad-gita or
Bhagavatam from the lips of a bona fide devotee whose qualification is
mentioned above. That will make everything successful, without a doubt.

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om namo bhagavate tubhyam
vasudevaya dhimahi
pradyumnayaniruddhaya

namah sankarsanaya ca

om—the sign of chanting the transcendental glory of the Lord; namah—
offering obeisances unto the Lord; bhagavate—unto the Personality of God-
head; tubhyam—unto You; vasudevaya—unto the Lord, the son of
Vasudeva; dhimahi—let us chant; pradyumnaya, aniruddhaya and
sankarsanaya—all plenary expansions of Vasudeva; namah—respectful
obeisances; ca—and.

TRANSLATION

Let us all chant the glories of Vasudeva along with His plenary
expansions, Pradyumna, Aniruddha and Sanikarsana.

PURPORT

According to Paficaratra, Narayana is the primeval cause of all expan-
sions of Godhead. These are Vasudeva, Sankarsana, Pradyumna and
Aniruddha. Vasudeva and Sankarsana are on the middle left and right,
Pradyumna is on the right of Sankarsana, and Aniruddha is on the left of
Vasudeva, and thus the four Deities are situated. They are known as the
four aides-de-camp of Lord Sri‘Krsna.

This is a Vedic hymn or mantra beginning with omkara pranava, and
thus the mantra is established by the transcendental chanting process,
namely, om namo dhimahi, etc.
