etau bhagavataḥ sākṣād
dharer nārāyaṇasya hi
avatīrṇāv ihāmśena
vasudevasya veśmani

 etau - these two; bhagavataḥ - of the Supreme Lord; sākṣāt - directly; hareḥ - of Lord Hari; nārāyaṇasya - Nārāyaṇa; hi - certainly; avatīrṇau - have descended; iha - to this world; amśena - as expansions; vasudevasya - of Vasudeva; veśmani - in the home.


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[The people said:] These two boys are certainly expansions of the Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa who have descended to this world in the home of Vasudeva.

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