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.

श्रुतौ च यजुःकठशाखायाम् ।
धृतोर्ध्वपुण्ड्रः कुतचक्रधारी विष्णुं परं ध्यायति यो महात्मा ।
स्वरेण मन्त्रेण सदा हृदि स्थितं परात्परं यन् महतो महान्तम् ॥ २५१ ॥

śrutau ca yajuḥkaṭhaśākhāyām |
dhṛtordhvapuṇḍraḥ kutacakradhārī viṣṇuṃ paraṃ dhyāyati yo mahātmā |
svareṇa mantreṇa sadā hṛdi sthitaṃ parātparaṃ yan mahato mahāntam || 251 ||

The English translation of Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 4.251 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 (4.251). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shrut, Shruta, Shruti, Yaju, Yajus, Kathashakha, Dhrit, Dhu, Undra, Kuta, Cakra, Dhari, Dharin, Vishnu, Param, Para, Dhyayat, Yah, Mahatman, Mahatma, Svara, Mantra, Sada, Hrid, Sthita, Paratpara, Yat, Yad, Mahat, Mahata, Mahanta,

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 4.251). 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: “śrutau ca yajuḥkaṭhaśākhāyām
  • śrutau -
  • śrut (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śrut (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śruti (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    śru -> śruta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √śru class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √śru class 5 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yajuḥ -
  • yajus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yajus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yaju (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kaṭhaśākhāyām -
  • kaṭhaśākhā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “dhṛtordhvapuṇḍraḥ kutacakradhārī viṣṇuṃ paraṃ dhyāyati yo mahātmā
  • dhṛtor -
  • dhṛt (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    dhṛt (noun, neuter)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
  • dhva -
  • dhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uṇḍraḥ -
  • uṇḍra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuta -
  • kuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakra -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dhārī -
  • dhārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dhāri (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhāri (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṣṇum -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • param -
  • param (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    para (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhyāyati -
  • dhyāyati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dhyāyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhyāyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    dhyā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahātmā -
  • mahātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mahātmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “svareṇa mantreṇa sadā hṛdi sthitaṃ parātparaṃ yan mahato mahāntam
  • svareṇa -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    svara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • mantreṇa -
  • mantra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hṛdi -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • parātparam -
  • parātpara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parātpara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    parātparā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yan -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahato* -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    mahata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • mahāntam -
  • mahat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahānta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahānta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahāntā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 4.251

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 4.251 in Bengali sript:
শ্রুতৌ চ যজুঃকঠশাখাযাম্ ।
ধৃতোর্ধ্বপুণ্ড্রঃ কুতচক্রধারী বিষ্ণুং পরং ধ্যাযতি যো মহাত্মা ।
স্বরেণ মন্ত্রেণ সদা হৃদি স্থিতং পরাত্পরং যন্ মহতো মহান্তম্ ॥ ২৫১ ॥

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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