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.

नारायणानां विधिना गानं श्रेष्ठतमं स्मृतम् ।
गानेनाराधितो विष्णुह् स्वकीर्तिजनवर्चसा ददाति ।
तुष्टः स्थानं स्वं यथास्मै कौशिकया वै ॥ २७७ ॥

nārāyaṇānāṃ vidhinā gānaṃ śreṣṭhatamaṃ smṛtam |
gānenārādhito viṣṇuh svakīrtijanavarcasā dadāti |
tuṣṭaḥ sthānaṃ svaṃ yathāsmai kauśikayā vai || 277 ||

The English translation of Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 8.277 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 (8.277). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Narayana, Vidhi, Gana, Shreshthatama, Smrita, Sva, Svan, Jana, Varcas, Tushta, Sthana, Yatha, Idam, Kaushika,

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 8.277). 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: “nārāyaṇānāṃ vidhinā gānaṃ śreṣṭhatamaṃ smṛtam
  • nārāyaṇānām -
  • nārāyaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nārāyaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vidhinā -
  • vidhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • gānam -
  • gāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śreṣṭhatamam -
  • śreṣṭhatama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhatama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhatamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • smṛtam -
  • smṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    smṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    smṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
    smṛ -> smṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √smṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √smṛ class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “gānenārādhito viṣṇuh svakīrtijanavarcasā dadāti
  • gānenā -
  • gāna (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ārādhito* -
  • Cannot analyse viṣṇuh*sv
  • sva -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • akīrti -
  • akīrti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • jana -
  • jana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • varcasā -
  • varcas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    varcas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dadāti -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 3: “tuṣṭaḥ sthānaṃ svaṃ yathāsmai kauśikayā vai
  • tuṣṭaḥ -
  • tuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tuṣ -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tus -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tus class 1 verb]
    tuś -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tuś class 1 verb]
  • sthānam -
  • sthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svam -
  • sva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    svan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asmai -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • kauśikayā -
  • kauśikā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 8.277

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 8.277 in Bengali sript:
নারাযণানাং বিধিনা গানং শ্রেষ্ঠতমং স্মৃতম্ ।
গানেনারাধিতো বিষ্ণুহ্ স্বকীর্তিজনবর্চসা দদাতি ।
তুষ্টঃ স্থানং স্বং যথাস্মৈ কৌশিকযা বৈ ॥ ২৭৭ ॥

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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