Hari-bhakti-vilasa [sanskrit text]

by Gaudiya Grantha Mandira | 2020 | 52,326 words

The Sanskrit text of the Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa, which was composed by Srila Sanatana Gosvami (as instructed by Lord Gaurahari) in order to arrange for the observance of vows and rituals for those who desire to obtain the ultimate goal of life, krishna-prema. The Hari-bhakti-vilasa describes in twenty chapters the core aspects of the Vaishnava lifestyle and philosophy.

निधायामुं जपेत् कर्णे उपदेशेष्व् अयं विधिः ।
चन्द्रसूर्यग्रहे तीर्थे सिद्धक्षेत्रे शिवालये ।
मन्त्रमात्रप्रकथनम् उपदेशः स उच्यते ॥ २४४ ॥

nidhāyāmuṃ japet karṇe upadeśeṣv ayaṃ vidhiḥ |
candrasūryagrahe tīrthe siddhakṣetre śivālaye |
mantramātraprakathanam upadeśaḥ sa ucyate || 244 ||

The English translation of Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 2.244 is contained in the book Sri Hari-Bhakti-Vilasa by Srila Sanatana Gosvami. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.244). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Nidha, Karna, Karni, Aya, Idam, Vidhi, Candrasuryagraha, Tirtha, Siddhakshetra, Shivalaya, Mantramatra, Prakathana, Upadesha, Sah, Ucyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 2.244). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “nidhāyāmuṃ japet karṇe upadeśeṣv ayaṃ vidhiḥ
  • nidhāyām -
  • nidhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • japet -
  • jap (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • karṇe -
  • karṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    karṇi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    karṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse upadeśeṣv*ay
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidhiḥ -
  • vidhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “candrasūryagrahe tīrthe siddhakṣetre śivālaye
  • candrasūryagrahe -
  • candrasūryagraha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    candrasūryagraha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tīrthe -
  • tīrtha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • siddhakṣetre -
  • siddhakṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śivālaye -
  • śivālaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 3: “mantramātraprakathanam upadeśaḥ sa ucyate
  • mantramātra -
  • mantramātra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mantramātra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakathanam -
  • prakathana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upadeśaḥ -
  • upadeśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 2.244

Cover of Bengali edition

Sri Sri Hari Bhakti Vilasa (Bengali)
by Kaliprasanna Vidyaratna (2020)

Published by venimadhav Sheel Library, Kolkata.

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Preview of verse 2.244 in Bengali sript:
নিধাযামুং জপেত্ কর্ণে উপদেশেষ্ব্ অযং বিধিঃ ।
চন্দ্রসূর্যগ্রহে তীর্থে সিদ্ধক্ষেত্রে শিবালযে ।
মন্ত্রমাত্রপ্রকথনম্ উপদেশঃ স উচ্যতে ॥ ২৪৪ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

Shri Shri Hari Bhakti Vilasa (Hindi)
by Shri Shyamdas (श्री श्यामदास) (2008)

Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; Published by Shri Harinam Sankirtan Mandal, Vrindavan

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Cover of edition (2014)

Shri Hari Bhakti Vilas (Sanskrit Text With Hindi Translation)
by Shri Gopal Bhatt Goswami (श्री गोपालभट्टगोस्वामी) (2014)

श्रीहरिभक्तिविलास (संस्कृत एवम् हिन्दी अनुवाद); Set of 2 Volumes; Published by Shri Haridas Shastri Gosewa Sansthan

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