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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 4, chapter 12 of 31.
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 5, chapter 12 of 26.
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 6, chapter 12 of 19.
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 7, chapter 12 of 15.
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 8, chapter 12 of 24.
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 9, chapter 12 of 24.
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Bhagavata Purana, Skandha 11, chapter 12 of 31.
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A kind man saves a tiger, a monkey, a snake, and a man from a well. His animal friends help him when he needs it most.
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A prince feels weak. A kind princess marries him. Two little snakes know a magic cure!
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A clever jackal finds a big treat and uses a trick to get it open.
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Before an exam, a journey, a wedding.
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Light offered to every part of the murti.
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Patterns that take all night.
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Shraddha and the people before us.
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The lamp in the middle of the circle.
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Because it is a wedding.
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A year of you.
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Call and answer.
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Atman.
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Pride, tamed.
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A house for Bhagwan.
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Twenty-eight things a hand can say.
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Bismillah Khan at the wedding gate.
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