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.

अगस्त्यसंहितायाम् ।
सर्वेषु मन्त्रवर्गेषु श्रेष्ठं वैष्णवम् उच्यते ।
गाणपत्येषु शैवेषु शाक्तसौरेष्व् अभीष्टदम् ॥ १४७ ॥

agastyasaṃhitāyām |
sarveṣu mantravargeṣu śreṣṭhaṃ vaiṣṇavam ucyate |
gāṇapatyeṣu śaiveṣu śāktasaureṣv abhīṣṭadam || 147 ||

The English translation of Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 1.147 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 (1.147). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Agastyasamhita, Sarva, Mantra, Avarga, Shreshtha, Vaishnava, Ucyat, Ganapatya, Shaiva, Abhishta,

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 1.147). 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: “agastyasaṃhitāyām
  • agastyasaṃhitāyām -
  • agastyasaṃhitā (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “sarveṣu mantravargeṣu śreṣṭhaṃ vaiṣṇavam ucyate
  • sarveṣu -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • mantra -
  • mantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mantra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • avargeṣu -
  • avarga (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    avarga (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • śreṣṭham -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaiṣṇavam -
  • vaiṣṇava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaiṣṇava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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]
  • Line 3: “gāṇapatyeṣu śaiveṣu śāktasaureṣv abhīṣṭadam
  • gāṇapatyeṣu -
  • gāṇapatya (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    gāṇapatya (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • śaiveṣu -
  • śaiva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    śaiva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse śāktasaureṣv*ab
  • abhīṣṭa -
  • abhīṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhīṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dam -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 1.147

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 1.147 in Bengali sript:
অগস্ত্যসংহিতাযাম্ ।
সর্বেষু মন্ত্রবর্গেষু শ্রেষ্ঠং বৈষ্ণবম্ উচ্যতে ।
গাণপত্যেষু শৈবেষু শাক্তসৌরেষ্ব্ অভীষ্টদম্ ॥ ১৪৭ ॥

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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