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.

अशुद्धाः शूद्राकल्पा हि ब्राह्मणाः कलिसम्भवाः ।
तेषाम् आगममार्गेण शुद्धिर् न श्रौतवर्त्मना ॥ ५ ॥

aśuddhāḥ śūdrākalpā hi brāhmaṇāḥ kalisambhavāḥ |
teṣām āgamamārgeṇa śuddhir na śrautavartmanā || 5 ||

The English translation of Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 5.5 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 (5.5). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashuddha, Shudra, Akalpa, Brahmana, Kali, Sambhava, Tad, Agama, Arga, Shuddhi, Shrauta, Vartman,

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 5.5). 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: “aśuddhāḥ śūdrākalpā hi brāhmaṇāḥ kalisambhavāḥ
  • aśuddhāḥ -
  • aśuddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aśuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śūdrā -
  • śūdra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūdrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akalpā* -
  • akalpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    akalpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • brāhmaṇāḥ -
  • brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    brāhmaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kali -
  • kali (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kalī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    kalī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sambhavāḥ -
  • sambhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sambhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “teṣām āgamamārgeṇa śuddhir na śrautavartmanā
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • āgamam -
  • āgama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āgama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āgamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ā -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • argeṇa -
  • arga (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śuddhir -
  • śuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śrauta -
  • śrauta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrauta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vartmanā -
  • vartman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 5.5

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 5.5 in Bengali sript:
অশুদ্ধাঃ শূদ্রাকল্পা হি ব্রাহ্মণাঃ কলিসম্ভবাঃ ।
তেষাম্ আগমমার্গেণ শুদ্ধির্ ন শ্রৌতবর্ত্মনা ॥ ৫ ॥

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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