īśvarera parokį¹£a ājƱā — kį¹£aura, upoį¹£aį¹‡a
prabhura sākį¹£Ät ājƱā — prasāda-bhojana

 Ä«Å›varera - of the Supreme Personality of Godhead; parokį¹£a - indirect; ÄjƱā - order; kį¹£aura - shaving; upoį¹£aį¹‡a - fasting; prabhura - of the Lord; sākį¹£Ät - direct; ÄjƱā - order; prasāda-bhojana - to take the prasādam.


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ā€œThe scriptural injunctions for shaving and fasting are indirect orders of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. However, when there is a direct order from the Lord to take prasādam, naturally the devotees take prasādam as their first duty.

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