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What is the significance of this verse? "Gopi bhagya madhuvrata srngiso dadhi sandhiga khala jivita khatava gala hala rasandara" (translation : "Oh Lord annointed with the yogurt of the milk-maids worship (Krishna), Oh savior of the fallen, Oh Master of Shiva, please protect me")

  1. The ancient Indian mathematicians used to recite this daily to sharpen their skills in Mathematics.

  2. The Vaishnavite Mathematicians used to utter this chant to show their dominance over the Shaivites.

  3. pi

  4. The first verse from Aryabhatiya
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Explanation

This Sanskrit verse encodes pi to 32 decimal places using the katapayadi system - each syllable represents a digit. The verse 'Gopi bhagya madhuvrata...' translates to 3.1415926535897932384626433832792, demonstrating ancient Indian mathematical ingenuity.

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