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.

स्कान्दे विष्णुनारदसंवादे ।
गीतं वाद्यं च नृत्यं च नाट्यं विष्णुकथां मुने ।
यः करोति स पुण्यात्मा त्रैलोक्योपरि संस्थितः ॥ २५७ ॥

skānde viṣṇunāradasaṃvāde |
gītaṃ vādyaṃ ca nṛtyaṃ ca nāṭyaṃ viṣṇukathāṃ mune |
yaḥ karoti sa puṇyātmā trailokyopari saṃsthitaḥ || 257 ||

The English translation of Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 8.257 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 (8.257). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Skanda, Vishnu, Rada, Samvada, Gita, Vadya, Vadi, Nritya, Natya, Katha, Muni, Yah, Karoti, Punyatman, Trailokya, Upari, Samsthita,

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 8.257). 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: “skānde viṣṇunāradasaṃvāde
  • skānde -
  • skānda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    skānda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    skāndā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • viṣṇunā -
  • viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • rada -
  • rada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṃvāde -
  • saṃvāda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “gītaṃ vādyaṃ ca nṛtyaṃ ca nāṭyaṃ viṣṇukathāṃ mune
  • gītam -
  • gīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vādyam -
  • vādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vādyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √vad]
    vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √vad]
    vad -> vādyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √vad]
    vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad]
    vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vad class 1 verb], [nominative single from √vad], [accusative single from √vad]
    vādī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nṛtyam -
  • nṛtya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
    nṛt -> nṛtya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √nṛt class 4 verb], [accusative single from √nṛt class 4 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāṭyam -
  • nāṭya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    naṭ -> nāṭya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √naṭ]
    naṭ -> nāṭya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √naṭ]
    naṭ -> nāṭyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √naṭ]
    naṭ -> nāṭya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √naṭ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naṭ]
    naṭ -> nāṭya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √naṭ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √naṭ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naṭ], [accusative single from √naṭ]
  • viṣṇu -
  • viṣṇu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṣṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mune -
  • muni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 3: “yaḥ karoti sa puṇyātmā trailokyopari saṃsthitaḥ
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṇyātmā -
  • puṇyātman (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trailokyo -
  • trailokya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trailokya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upari -
  • upari (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    upari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • saṃsthitaḥ -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 8.257

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 8.257 in Bengali sript:
স্কান্দে বিষ্ণুনারদসংবাদে ।
গীতং বাদ্যং চ নৃত্যং চ নাট্যং বিষ্ণুকথাং মুনে ।
যঃ করোতি স পুণ্যাত্মা ত্রৈলোক্যোপরি সংস্থিতঃ ॥ ২৫৭ ॥

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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