ityādika pūrva-saṅgī baḍa bhakta-gaṇa
nīlācale rahi' kare prabhura sevana

 iti-ādika - all these and others; pūrva-saṅgī - former associates; baḍa - very; bhakta-gaṇa - great devotees; nīlācale - at Jagannātha Purī; rahi' - remaining; kare - do; prabhura - of the Lord; sevana - service.


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All these devotees were associates of the Lord from the very beginning, and when the Lord took up residence in Jagannātha Purī, they remained there to serve Him faithfully.

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