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.

बिल्वाकृतिस् तथा पृष्ठे शुषिरं चातिपुष्कलम् ।
कृष्णवर्णस् तथा विष्णुः स्थूले चक्रे सुशोभनः ।
ब्रमचर्येण पूज्यो ऽसाव् अन्यथा विघ्नदो भवेत् ॥ ३२१ ॥

bilvākṛtis tathā pṛṣṭhe śuṣiraṃ cātipuṣkalam |
kṛṣṇavarṇas tathā viṣṇuḥ sthūle cakre suśobhanaḥ |
bramacaryeṇa pūjyo 'sāv anyathā vighnado bhavet || 321 ||

The English translation of Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 5.321 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 (5.321). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bilva, Akriti, Tatha, Prishthe, Prishtha, Shushira, Ati, Pushkala, Krishnavarna, Vishnu, Sthula, Cakra, Cakri, Sushobhana, Anyatha, Vighna,

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 5.321). 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: “bilvākṛtis tathā pṛṣṭhe śuṣiraṃ cātipuṣkalam
  • bilvā -
  • bilva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bilva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bilvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ākṛtis -
  • ākṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ākṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pṛṣṭhe -
  • pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śuṣiram -
  • śuṣira (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śuṣira (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śuṣirā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • puṣkalam -
  • puṣkala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṣkala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṣkalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kṛṣṇavarṇas tathā viṣṇuḥ sthūle cakre suśobhanaḥ
  • kṛṣṇavarṇas -
  • kṛṣṇavarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • viṣṇuḥ -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthūle -
  • sthūla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sthūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sthūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cakre -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    cakrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    cakri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cakri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • suśobhanaḥ -
  • suśobhana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “bramacaryeṇa pūjyo 'sāv anyathā vighnado bhavet
  • Cannot analyse bramacaryeṇa*pū
  • Cannot analyse pūjyo'sāv*an
  • anyathā* -
  • anyathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vighna -
  • vighna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • do* -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 5.321

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 5.321 in Bengali sript:
বিল্বাকৃতিস্ তথা পৃষ্ঠে শুষিরং চাতিপুষ্কলম্ ।
কৃষ্ণবর্ণস্ তথা বিষ্ণুঃ স্থূলে চক্রে সুশোভনঃ ।
ব্রমচর্যেণ পূজ্যো ঽসাব্ অন্যথা বিঘ্নদো ভবেত্ ॥ ৩২১ ॥

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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