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‘‘Sri Sankara is a Philosopher, , Ascetic, Poet, Seer, Organizer, and Date: Apr 30 – May 1, 2016 6:30PM Siddha (attained perfection in ). He is an embodiment of Dharma, and a Topic: Sri Ranganatha Swami Tattvam - personification of devotion with ultimate Vaibhavam surrender to God. Above all His boundless Venue: Sri Godaataayaaru Ranganatha towards mankind makes Him Swamy Devalayam, Moulaali. complete. Though He chose the path of Contact: Dr G.V.Dhanunjaya 7702417779 ASV Prasad Sarma 9908233033 Knowledge () & promulgated the doctrine of Advaita (Non-Dualism), He Date: May 7-13, 2016 6:30PM Topic: Raasa panchaadhyaayee always thought about the spiritual Venue: Veda Bhavan, Neredmet, Sec’bad enlightenment of masses. For their sake, Contact: 27227669,27229775 He authored vast literature of hymns that Date: May 14-20, 2016 6:30PM are very efficacious and wish-fulfilling, Topic: Sri Subrahmanya Mahima - poetically aesthetic, mellifluous for chanting and philosophically profound. Vaibhavam Composing like , Kanaka Dhara Stotram etc. Venue: P.C.R Junior College, Chittoor demonstrate His compassion towards the mankind. He correlated the worship Contact: Narendra Babu 9849057949 methods of Siva, , , Gananatha, , and by keeping the Venu Gopal 9490181666 chosen deity in the center with the others around. He harmonized these different G.Venkatramana 9440044247

paths demonstrating that they do not conflict with each other, rather Date: May 25-31, 2016 7:00PM complement each other. He refined various Tamasic worship methods of Topic: Sri Madbhagavata Antargata ‘vāmācāra’ and established the ‘dakṣiṇācāra’ method according to the sātvic Namaha Padaanta Slokaartha Vedic procedures. It is because of Him that ‘Sri ’ is reestablished again as a Visheshaalu venerable mode of worship. He established four Peethams on four corners of Venue: Maruthi Vyayaamasala, at Puri, Sringeri, Dwaraka, Badri, and entrusted them the responsibility Mutyalampaadu, Vijayawada. Contact: 9949307875, of propagating and protecting the Sanatana Dharma from different dogmas, 0866-2435984, 2438922 doctrines, creeds and cults. Kamakoti Peetham of Kanchi is established for the (For details visit http://rushipeetham.org/ Event Calendar)

same purpose of protecting and propagating Sanatana Dharma under the auspices of Sri Adi Sankara’s philosophy. It’s a dare to mention about His treatises Traditions-Fulfilments on Sri Vishnu Sahasra Nama, , and works like Performing abhisheka to Lord Chudamani, Aparokshanubhuti etc. that are encumbered with subtle and highest Vishnu on Vaisakha Suddha Trayodasi truths of . He substantiated the principle of worshipping deities to fulfill with Panchamrutas grants exalted state mundane desires with philosophical, scientific, and Vedic analyses. He preached to the entire .

the ‘Unity in Diversity’ of different Gods. He is none other than the Sankara of Doing abhisheka with milk to Lord Kailasa who incarnated to reestablish the supreme knowledge of Vedanta, the Vishnu on Vaisakha Pournima reciting quintessence of the . – Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma. Vishnu Sahasra Nama bestows Vaikunta (Adapted from multiple sources)

Sadhu Vachanam In the month of Vaisakha, giving food and clothes to the needy yields the “If we engage an inquiry into the Atman, at the end of it, it will be clear that God is in of Aswamedha yaga and grants us as our very self. When that stage is reached, then all will fall away from us. opulence respectively. But, until then, we must obligatorily do the karmas dedicating them to the Gods.” — Sri Chandrasekhara . provides for and protects (Sri Chandrashekara Paramacharya was born on 20 May 1894) those who recite this sloka - Bharateeyam hanumān kalpavr̥kṣōmē “After the conversations about Indian philosophy, some of the ideas of Quantum hanumān māma kāmadhuk । Physics that had seemed so crazy suddenly made much more sense.” cintāmaṇistu hanumān - Wermer Heisenberg, German theoretical physicist. kō vicāra: kutō bhayam॥

Spiritual Quest (Answers by Sri Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma) ‘Sva svarupānusandhānaṁ rityabhidhīyatē’, said Sri Adi Sankara in His work Viveka Chudamani. Does this not mean to synchronize the supreme philosophy propounded in with Sravana (Hearing), (Reminiscing) and Nidhi Dhyasana (Contemplating)? If yes, how ritualistic worship of God (), chanting His name (Nama Smarana) etc. are considered Bhakti? “In Bhakti, God who is the embodiment of Self, is worshipped with Form & Name (Rupa & Nama). Both unmanifested (Nirguna) in abstract philosophy and manifested (Saguna) in worship are the same. Single pointed devotion leads to experience of unification with the Supreme. This is state of liberation in Bhakti. Despite some disagreements, it is told that this devotion leads to realization and thereby liberation. ‘Soul’ in Vedanta and ‘God’ in Bhakti represent the same philosophy. Realizing that ‘God’ is none other than ‘I’ in everyone, is only possible by becoming one with God. Hence, ‘Jnana Bhakti’, ‘Paraa Bhakti’, ‘Yeka Bhakti’ are used as synonyms to Bhakti.”

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KARNATAKA SIMHASANA PRATISHTAPANACHARYA

Quintessence of ‘ Rahasya SRI SRI SRI SWAMI (Hanumad) Upanishad’ avidyāraṇya kāntārē bhramatāṁ prāṇināṁ sadā । vidyāmārgōpadēṣṭāraṁ vidyāraṇyaguruṁ śrayē ॥ To souls that wander in utter dismay in the dense woods of mental ignorance, He shows the path of true wisdom; Homage to the great Saint Vidyaranya!

Sri Sri Sri Vidyaranya Swami is culmination of Sri Veda and Sri Adi Sankara. It is no exaggeration to mention that Sri Vidyaranaya is the only one after Sri Adi Sankara who attained such exalted distinction in academics and authorship. It is our minimum duty to express our gratitude reminiscing this great soul who contributed vast spiritual literature. Sri Vidyaranya incarnated in 1267 A.D. in Ekasila city (today’s Warangal), ascended the throne of Sringeri as the 12th Jagadguru in 1331 and attained Mahasamadhi in 1386 at the ripe age of 120. Not just being the emperor of spiritual dominion, he also established the Vijayanagara

empire under the commandership of Harihara Raya and Bukka Raya to counter the destruction dūrikr̥ta sītarti: prakaṭi kr̥ta of Sanatana Dharma by contemporary Muslim rāma vaibhava sphūrti: rulers. He resuscitated many temples such as Sri dārita daśamukha kīrti: Rangam, Madurai etc. from attacks and restored puratō mama paṭu hanumatō mūrti: regular puja and other worship services. Once during famine, he prayed to Sanaka along with many sages and Divine Mother who showered Her grace raining lots of gold. He ordained that along with other devotees came to Hanuman in Kadali forest in Gandhamadana mountain. each penny of gold rained in the palace belonged to the subjects and shall be They asked Hanuman to elucidate, ‘What is the used only for welfare of the kingdom. cardinal principle of ‘Oneness’ (Unity in It is widely believed that Sri Adi Sankara Himself reincarnated as Sri Diversity) among all the treatises, , Vidyaranya to protect ‘Vaidika Dharma’ from the attacks of other religious , Upanishads, and even attested by all rulers. During his pilgrimage, he visited Veda Vyasa in Kasi who directed him the Gods including Ganapati, Surya, Siva and to Badarika ashramam for initiation in ‘Sri Vidya’. Later, he revisited South Shakti? What is the quintessence of this India and entrusted the responsibility of completing the treatises on some ‘Oneness’?’ Hanuman elaborated thus – ‘O portions of Veda to his brothers Madhava and , which later became , Sages and noble devotees of Vishnu! popular as Madhaveeya and Sayaneeya treatises. During his short tenure of Please listen to my words which shall free the six years as the pontiff of Sringeri, he worked in association with the previous shackles of mundane and grant liberation. pontiff Sri Bharati Krishnaswami Teertha and made Sringeri the center to ‘ētēṣu caiva sarvaṁ ca tattvaṁ ca brahma tārakaṁ – ōṁ iti ēkākṣaraṁ brahma’. The protect Sanatana Dharma. supreme syllable ‘’ is everything. Vedas Some of his works are – proclaim ‘Omkara is Taraka’. I’m worshipping 1. Sankara Vijayam – Complete life history of Sri Adi Sankara that Taraka as ‘Rama’. ‘rāma ēva 2. Commentary on Parasara (Chief Smriti for Yuga) paraṁ brahma rāma ēva parama tapa: rāma 3. Sarva Darshana Sangraham 4. ēva paraṁ tattvaṁ śrī rāmau brahma 5. Taittiriyaka Vidya Prakasam 6. Jivanmukti Viveka tārakaṁ’. Being – Existence – Bliss (Sat-Chit-

(Vaisakha Suddha Saptami is Sri Vidyaranya Jayanti) Ananda) is nothing but rāmaṁ. Because, Pranava (OM) can’t be recited by endarō mahānubhāvulu … householders, they can chant ‘Rama’. Rama Himself told once that He shall remove all fears Vaisakha Maasa is also known as ‘Madhava Maasa’. Spiritual luminaries such and protect those who chant His name as Sri Adi Sankara Bhagavatpada, Sri Vidyaranya Swami, Sri Kanchi reminiscing this aspect about Him. There is fear Paramacharya etc. were born in this month. Great saint composers such as Sri only when we see something different to us. Tyagaraja and Sri Annamayya Chanting of ‘Rama’ removes this ‘Dwaita’ were also born in this month. (different from onself) state and grants the These composers brought the state of ‘Advaita’ (there is no second one) i.e. supreme dictums of Vedanta liberation. Even Vighnesa, Shakti, , philosophy closer to the common Kshetrapaala, Surya, Chandra, Rudra, folklore, amalgamating devotion Narayana, Narasimha, , and with fine arts such as music, all deities including , , Bharata, dance etc. Both resented to seek , Hanuman, Vibheeshana, , , all are embodiments of favor from kings declaring ‘nidhi cāla sukhamā rāmuni sannidhi sēva sukhamā’ rāmabrahma and are limbs of Rama Pranava.’ - Is wealth a greater pleasure or is service in Rama's presence a greater -Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma. pleasure? and ‘narahari kīrtana nānina jihva, norula nutimpaga nuḍuvadu jihva’ – the tongue that cherished the adoration of Lord shall never entertain (Adapted from ‘Jnana Guna Sagara Hanuman’ discourse) the praise of ordinary mortals. In one of his songs, Sri Tyagayya said, “mōksamụ galadā bhuvilō jīvanmuktulu kāni vārulaku”, meaning ‘Is there salvation for those who does not become liberated from life here on this earth?’ emphasizing Viveka(discrimination) and Vairagya (dispassion). Sri Annamayya declared in his compositions, “brahmamokkaṭē para brahma mokkaṭē” meaning ‘The Supreme is One’ propounding the ultimate doctrine of Advaita. Both of them composed many Kritis on different Gods like Siva, Rama, Venkateswara, Narasimha etc., while at the same emphasizing the cardinal principle of Sanatana Dharma ‘Unity in Diversity’ – ‘ēkaṁ sat – viprā: bahudhā vadanti’. andarīkī vandanamulu…

Kind Attention: Samvatsara – ‘DURMUKHA’ not ‘Durmukhi’.

‘Samarasya is Sanatana – Samanvaya is Bharateeyata’ © Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma nr̥simha in śr̥ti giris

Philosophy of Nrusimha is elaborated in Nrusimhatapini Upanishad. Mantras of Nrusimha connote His philosophy. ugraṁ vīraṁ mahā-viṣṇuṁ jvalantaṁ sarvatō mukhaṁ nr̥simhaṁ bhīṣaṇaṁ bhadraṁ mr̥tyu mr̥tyu namāmi One who is pleased with my prayers and grants me everlasting supreme bliss irrespective of my existence in this transient physical body, and whose army completely destroys my internal and external enemies, that Paramatma is termed as ‘ugra’ in Vedas. ‘vīraṁ’ is that power which forms the basis and is the root for all causes and actions in this universe. ‘mahā-viṣṇu’ means one who pervades everything and everywhere in entirety. One whose radiance diffused into all Gods and all creatures across the entire cosmos and is the root cause for their glow is called ‘jvalantaṁ’. ‘sarvatō mukhaṁ’ describes the Form and Nature of Paramatma as mentioned in Vedas. Without senses, He can see everything, hear everything, can do anything anywhere anytime, can go anywhere, can attract anything. He rules over the worlds created by Him and at the end all these worlds merge into Him. Hence, He is called ‘sarvatō mukha’. ‘nr̥simha’ means the illustrious one among the entire creation. Just as lion lives in the caves of mountains, Narasimha lives in the heart caves of His devotees. One whose very form terrifies the entire creation including Gods and one who does not have fear from anyone, He is called ‘bhīṣaṇaṁ’. Though He is the commander, He is also the benefactor of this entire universe, bestowing everyone with favors, virtues, riches etc. Hence, He is ‘bhadra’. Though He is ‘Ferocious’ (Bheeshana) to Hiranyakasipu, He is ‘Benevolent’ (Bhadra) to Prahlada. Just by His reminiscence, He wards off the danger of untimely death. He lands the self in ‘True state’ (svātma) and provides eternal bliss (Amrutatva). He is one who saves from death and grants the state of immortality. Even all the Gods worship Him. Hence, it is efficacious to worship Him with Yagna sacrificial oblations. Because, He is ‘Death’ even to the God of Death, He is called ‘mr̥tyu mr̥tyu’. Prostrate, seek surrender and take in that Supreme God whom even Brahma and all other Gods worship.

True worship of ‘Narasimha’ is to visualize Him in everything and everywhere. When worship is performed with this realization, He will manifest Himself instantly then and there itself and protects us from all calamities.

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(August 28, 1931 – May 11, 2013) Aksha Trutiya,Simhachala Chandanotsava, Brahmasri Samavedam Ramamurthy Sarma garu was born to the sacred couple Brahmasri Dola Gowri , Parasurama Jayanti – Appala Narasimha Sastry garu and Satyavati garu, who led May 9, 2016 a hermit life contending with whatever they got. They  The word ‘Akshaya’ means imperishable were well versed in Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, and or eternal - that which never diminishes. scriptures. During childhood, Ramamurthy Sarma garu On this day - Even little , and overheard his parents many times discussing about tarpana yields enormous results. Upanishads during early morning hours. Sarma garu had  Nijarupa Darsana in Simhachala. initial tutelage under his father and became adept in  Worship or Narayana with and Pancha Kavyas. Later, he resorted to the feet sandalwood paste. of a following the typical education style in  Worship Goddess and Lord Siva ancient Bharata and learnt many other . He later in swing. graduated in Sanskrit to earn degrees such as ‘Bhaashaa  Worship Parasurama and chant the sloka Praveena’, ‘Sahitya ’, ‘Purana Shastri’. He worked rēṇukā hr̥ dayānandaṁ at Govt. Sanskrit college. Apart from regular curriculum, he used to quote from Puranas, bhr̥ gu vamśa tapasvinam; scriptures etc. creating comprehension, respect, and pride about the traditions and kṣatriyāṇām antakaṁ pūrṇaṁ culture of India among the students. Even from his childhood, he used to recite slokas jāmadagnyaṁ namāmyaham

and poems while his father used to give discourses on Puranas. Jayanti –

Though he went to many places on his work, he finally retired and settled down at Sri – May 10, 2016 Parlakimidi. Every evening, he used to give discourses on Puranas. Apart from that, he did Sri Adi Sankara – May 11, 2016 yeoman service establishing ‘Chaitanya Andhra Sahiti Samskriti Samiti’, which later Sri Tyagaraja – May 12, 2016 became the earlier platform for discourses of Brahmasri Shanmukha Sarma garu. He also & Sri Vidyaranya – May 13, 2016 established a Sanskrit school and trained many students to graduate in different Sanskrit Sri Annamacharya – May 22, 2016 examinations.  Reminisce, Revere – Smarana, Puja He authored over 100 books including some stotras and poetical works. Some of them are  Recite, Read – Stotras, Works  Srimad abhishtada Ramayanam – in poetical form  Sri Leela Sudha – Devi Bhagavatam Nrusimha Jayanti – May 20, 2016  Abhyudayam – Narration about Ganesha’s different incarnations  Offer Arghya to Nrusimha three  Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Charitra – History of 12 Jyotirlingas times reciting sloka  Sivananda Lahari – Poetic transalation of Adi Sankara’s Sanskrit work into Telugu paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ Other works include Sri Shanmukha Stuti Sudhatarangini, Sri Subrahmanya Seesapadya jātō viṣṇu: nr̥kēsarī Satakam, Subrahmanya Sakara Sahasram, Prabodha Sudhakaram, Tripura Rahasyam, gr̥hāṇārghyaṁ mayā dattaṁ Prakriti Khanda from , Sri Rama Naama Vivarini, Sri Dhavaleswara salaksmīrnr̥harē svayam ॥

Stotra Sudha, Dhruva Charitra, Muruga Satakam, Sri Bhagavannuti Dandakamala, Sri Vaisakha Pournima - Maha , Venkateswara Nakshatramala, Sri Ramachandra Nakshatramala, Sri Jagannatha Jayanti – May 21, 2016 Sudha, Sri Hanumad Vaibhavam, Sri Ramayana Navahna Vidhi etc. He dedicated all works  Satyanarayana Vrat, Sampath Gowri Vrat. to his tutelary deity Sri Subrahmanya. He never attempted to publicize or popularize them.  Arthanareeswara Puja. Even if someone broached about this, he maintained that they were written aspiring God’s grace only but not for public consumption. He led the life of Yogi till the last moment. In Hanumajjayanti - May 31, 2016 totality, his entire life is a penance.  Shodasopachara Puja As mentioned in Sri Lakshmi Sahasram ‘śaradā śara sandhāna’, Brahmasri Samavedam Archana with Sindura, Betel leaves. Shanmukha Sarma garu is the sharp arrow released from the ‘Sharada’ bow of Sri Worship of Hanuman removes malefic

Ramamurty Sarma garu. – SVSN Sarma. planetary effects and grants favors. (Vaisakha Suddha Vidiya is Sri Ramamurthy Sarma garu’s Vardhanti)

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śiva jñānaṁ – Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma.

Philosophy of Siva liṅga Part 7

1 Formless and limbless auspicious true reality that has inclination towards universe, is the Linga form. The supreme Lord Siva is formless (attributeless) as well as an embodiment of form (one with attributes). Devoid of any elements, Siva is the form of Linga. With all the elements, Siva took infinite benevolent divine forms such as Gangadhara, Chandrasekhara, Neelakantha, Trisuladhari, Nagaabharana, Kruttivasa, Samba Sadasiva, Mrityunjaya etc. Both forms – with and without attributes – are worthy of worship. 1. brahmaṁ jyōti svarūpan̄ca 2. bhakta anugraha vigraham. 2. Linga form connotes that Siva is the embodiment of the effulgent Brahman. 3. One of the meanings of ‘Linga’ is ‘sign or symbol’. Because, this is worshipped as a 4. representation of the supreme Lord, it connotes the meaning ‘Linga’. 5. Since times immemorial, this worship of Siva Linga is being performed by all classes – 6. celestials, humans and demons. Lack of either beginning or end is indicated by Siva Linga. Darkness of ignorance is destroyed by worshipping the Linga which has the characteristics of radiance. ‘brahmēṣṭaṁ śaraṇamupagamya’ – As mentioned in Srutis, true ‘pleasure’ is the supreme Brahman Sankara. Vedas proclaim to surrender unto Him. Siva Linga is that brilliance of Brahman which is the basis for illumination of Sun and entire other galaxies. Real nature of Siva Linga is profound and astonishing, 7. Siva Linga is surrounded by the Paanavattam (base or trench part). This is the pedestal for the Linga. This symbolizes the energy of nature. Siva Linga, encompassed by Paanavattam, indicates this ‘Arthanareeswara’ (Siva and Parvati conjoined half and half) philosophy. Hymn goes as ‘Aryaavaamaanga’ (Parvati on the left side). ‘pādōsya viśvābhūtāni tripādasyāmr̥taṁ divi’ – Siva manifests only by the touch of Shakti. ‘viśvābhūtāni’ – means nature. That portion of Linga in contact with pedestal representing Nature is the eternal reality surrounded by illusion (Maayaamaya). The portion above that is the eternal reality beyond the illusion (Maayaateeta). Because of the contact with nature, He became the Lord involved in the universe. (To be continued…)

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April 2016 Events

Brahmasri Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma Garu in Sringeri With the divine blessings of Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Bharati Maha Swami and Sri Sri Sri Vidusekhara Bharati Maha Swami, Pravachana Yagna on ‘Siva Parvati Kalyanam – Siva Shakti Vaibhavam’ was done by Brahmasri Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma garu in the holy, austere and sacred center of Sringeri from March 28 to April 1, 2016. Sri Samavedam garu described the grandeur of Sringeri and severe penance of Sage Rishyasringa among others. As the very first Dakshinamnaya Sharada Peetham instituted by Jagadguru Sri Adi Sankaracharya, this Peetham made enormous contributions to the propagation and protection of Sanatana Dharma. Efficacy of Sringeri permeated even to surrounding animals creating cordiality and harmony among them shedding their natural enmity. Sri Adi Sankara appointed Sri Sri Sri Sureswaracharya as the first Peethadhipati of Sringeri. Sri Sarma garu also explained about the efforts of kings of Vijayanagara to renovate all the temples in Sringeri as guided by their Guru Sage Vidyaranya. Sri Adi Sankara established Kalabhairava on East, Durgamba on South, Anjaneya Swami on West and Kalika Devi on North as the Guardians of the pilgrimage center. Sri Guruvu garu exalted the austerity and penance of Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Swami Maha Swami and Sri Sri Sri Vidusekhara Bharati Maha Swami from the hoary Guru lineage in safeguarding the Sanatana Dharma. Sri Samavedam’s pravachanam on ‘Siva Parvati Kalyana Vaibhavamu’ was very hearty. It was amalgamated with episodes from Kalidasa’s ‘Kumara Sambhavam’, Veda Vyasa’s ‘Siva Puranam’ and many other works. Noteworthy feature of this is the occurrence of last day’s pravachanam on the episode of ‘Siva Kalyanam’ in the direct presence of Jagadgurus Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Maha Swami and Sri Sri Sri Vidusekhara Bharati Maha Swami in Guru Nivas, Narasimhavana. Sri Jagadgurus were present during the entire pravachanam duration of around one and a half hour. Sri Samavedam garu mentioned that it is a dare to discourse in front of Jagadgurus where the prescribed stipulation is only to listen with rapt attention. He said that it is only due to the holistic causeless grace of the Jagadgurus, who are also venerated as ‘Divine Mother’, made this possible. Afterwards, Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Maha Swami delivered His speech of benediction. Sri Jagadguru recalled the beneficence of Sage Veda Vyasa to the mankind authoring Eighteen Puranas. He directed everyone to aim at understanding the philosophy of ‘Supreme Brahman’. Articulating the significance of Puranas, Sri Jagadguru mentioned that Puranas emphasize the doctrines laid out in Vedas. He enunciated that Puranas and are definite aids for those who can’t directly read or comprehend Vedas. He blessed Brahmasri Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma garu for delivering these Puranas in lucid and simple style for the benefit of common folklore. He applauded Sri Guruvu garu’s discourse as ‘Ramaneeyam’ (that which sheds new shade of melody and beauty at every moment) and said that this talent is the gift of God due to the merits of previous births. He also had note of appreciation for the following Sri Samavedam garu has even in non-Telugu speaking states. Jagadguru Sri Sri Sri Bharati Tirtha Maha Swami pronounced His complete benedictions on Sri Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma garu. – KBR Murty.

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