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rāma-hradeṣu vidhi-vat
punar āplutya vṛṣṇayaḥ
dadaḥ sv-annaṁ dvijāgryebhyaḥ
kṛṣṇe no bhaktir astv iti

rāma — of Lord Paraśurāma; hradeṣu — in the lakes; vidhi-vat — in accordance with scriptural injunctions; punaḥ — again; āplutya — taking a bath; vṛṣṇayaḥ — the Vṛṣṇis; daduḥ — gave; su — fine; annam — food; dvija — to brāhmaṇas; agryebhyaḥ — excellent; kṛṣṇe — to Kṛṣṇa; naḥ — our; bhaktiḥ — devotion; astu — may there be; iti — thus.

In accordance with scriptural injunctions, the descendants of Vṛṣṇi then bathed once more in Lord Paraśurāma’s lakes and fed first-class brāhmaṇas with sumptuous food. All the while they prayed, “May we be granted devotion to Lord Kṛṣṇa.”

This second bath marked the end of their fasting, on the following day.

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