vÄsudevaḥ saá¹…kará¹£aṇaḥ
pradyumnaḥ puruṣaḥ svayam
aniruddha iti brahman
mūrti-vyūho 'bhidhīyate

 vÄsudevaḥ saá¹…kará¹£aṇaḥ pradyumnaḥ - VÄsudeva, Saá¹…kará¹£aṇa and Pradyumna; puruá¹£aḥ - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svayam - Himself; aniruddhaḥ - Aniruddha; iti - thus; brahman - O brÄhmaṇa, Åšaunaka; mÅ«rti-vyÅ«haḥ - the expansion of personal forms; abhidhÄ«yate - is designated.


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VÄsudeva, Saá¹…kará¹£aṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha are the names of the direct personal expansions of the Supreme Godhead, O brÄhmaṇa Åšaunaka.

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