vāsudevaḥ saṅkarṣaṇaḥ
pradyumnaḥ puruṣaḥ svayam
aniruddha iti brahman
mūrti-vyūho 'bhidhīyate

 vāsudevaḥ saṅkarṣaṇaḥ pradyumnaḥ - Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa and Pradyumna; puruṣaḥ - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; svayam - Himself; aniruddhaḥ - Aniruddha; iti - thus; brahman - O brāhmaṇa, Śaunaka; mūrti-vyūhaḥ - the expansion of personal forms; abhidhīyate - is designated.


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Vāsudeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa, Pradyumna and Aniruddha are the names of the direct personal expansions of the Supreme Godhead, O brāhmaṇa Śaunaka.

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