Gita 15.09 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 15.9 śrotraṁ cakṣuḥ sparśanaṁ [...]
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