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.

वैष्णवे बन्धुसत्कृत्या हृदि खे ध्याननिष्ठया ।
वायौ मुख्यधिया तोये द्रव्यैस् तोयपुरःसरैः ॥ २५४ ॥

vaiṣṇave bandhusatkṛtyā hṛdi khe dhyānaniṣṭhayā |
vāyau mukhyadhiyā toye dravyais toyapuraḥsaraiḥ || 254 ||

The English translation of Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 5.254 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 (5.254). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vaishnava, Bandhu, Satkriti, Hrid, Kha, Dhyananishtha, Vaya, Vayu, Mukhya, Dhi, Toya, Dravya, Purahsara,

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 5.254). 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: “vaiṣṇave bandhusatkṛtyā hṛdi khe dhyānaniṣṭhayā
  • vaiṣṇave -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • bandhu -
  • bandhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bandhū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bandhū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bandhū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • satkṛtyā* -
  • satkṛti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    satkṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • hṛdi -
  • hṛd (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • khe -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    khā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhyānaniṣṭhayā -
  • dhyānaniṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “vāyau mukhyadhiyā toye dravyais toyapuraḥsaraiḥ
  • vāyau -
  • vāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vāyu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vāyu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • mukhya -
  • mukhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhiyā -
  • dhī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • toye -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    toyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dravyais -
  • dravya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dravya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • toya -
  • toya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • puraḥsaraiḥ -
  • puraḥsara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    puraḥsara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 5.254

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 5.254 in Bengali sript:
বৈষ্ণবে বন্ধুসত্কৃত্যা হৃদি খে ধ্যাননিষ্ঠযা ।
বাযৌ মুখ্যধিযা তোযে দ্রব্যৈস্ তোযপুরঃসরৈঃ ॥ ২৫৪ ॥

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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