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.

उपसन्नांस् ततो ज्ञात्वा हृदयेनावधारयेत् ।
तेऽपि भक्तिमतो ज्ञात्वा आत्मनः परमेश्वरम् ।
संवत्सरं गुरोर् भक्तिं कुर्युर् विष्णाव् इवाचलाम् ॥ १९५ ॥

upasannāṃs tato jñātvā hṛdayenāvadhārayet |
te'pi bhaktimato jñātvā ātmanaḥ parameśvaram |
saṃvatsaraṃ guror bhaktiṃ kuryur viṣṇāv ivācalām || 195 ||

The English translation of Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 2.195 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 (2.195). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Upasanna, Tatah, Tad, Tata, Hridaya, Avadha, Yushmad, Api, Bhaktimat, Atman, Parameshvara, Samvatsara, Guru, Bhakti, Iva, Acala,

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 2.195). 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: “upasannāṃs tato jñātvā hṛdayenāvadhārayet
  • upasannāṃs -
  • upasanna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • hṛdayenā -
  • hṛdaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    hṛdaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • avadhā -
  • avadhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • rayet -
  • ray (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “te'pi bhaktimato jñātvā ātmanaḥ parameśvaram
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bhaktimato* -
  • bhaktimat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhaktimat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • ātmanaḥ -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • parameśvaram -
  • parameśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    parameśvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 3: “saṃvatsaraṃ guror bhaktiṃ kuryur viṣṇāv ivācalām
  • saṃvatsaram -
  • saṃvatsara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • guror -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhaktim -
  • bhakti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse kuryurviṣṇāv*iv
  • ivā -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • acalām -
  • acalā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 2.195

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 2.195 in Bengali sript:
উপসন্নাংস্ ততো জ্ঞাত্বা হৃদযেনাবধারযেত্ ।
তেঽপি ভক্তিমতো জ্ঞাত্বা আত্মনঃ পরমেশ্বরম্ ।
সংবত্সরং গুরোর্ ভক্তিং কুর্যুর্ বিষ্ণাব্ ইবাচলাম্ ॥ ১৯৫ ॥

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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