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The Sacred Geography and Merit of Dvārakā
चतुर्विंशतिद्वादश्यां मध्याह्ने तु दिवाकरे ॥ फलते स यथान्यायं सर्वभागवतप्रियम् ॥
caturviṃśatidvādaśyāṃ madhyāhne tu divākare || phalate sa yathānyāyaṃ sarvabhāgavatapriyam ||
ఇరవై నాలుగవ ద్వాదశీనాడు, మధ్యాహ్నం సూర్యుడు శిరోస్థానంలో ఉన్నప్పుడు, ఇది విధి ప్రకారం ఫలిస్తుంది—సర్వ భగవద్భక్తులకు ప్రియమైనది.
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