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153  Swami Yatiswarananda, Universal Prayers, Chenai, India: Sri Ramakrishna Math, 2001

154 Swami Yatiswarananda, Universal Prayers, Chenai, India: Sri Ramakrishna Math, 2001

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156 Amrurvijaydas Sadhu, Divine Memories (Part 3), Amdavad, India: Swamnarayan Aksharpith, 2003, 82

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