eka-dina prabhu śrīvāsere ājñā dila
'bṛhat sahasra-nāma' paḍa, śunite mana haila

 eka-dina - one day; prabhu - the Lord; śrīvāsere - unto Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura; ājñā - order; dila - gave; bṛhat - great; sahasra-nāma - one thousand names; paḍa - read; śunite - to hear; mana - mind; haila - wanted.


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One day the Lord ordered Śrīvāsa Ṭhākura to read the Bṛhat-sahasra-nāma [the thousand names of Lord Viṣṇu], for He wanted to hear them at that time.

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