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.

तत्परो दुर्लभो नास्ति सत्यं सत्यं धनञ्जय ।
जगतां गुरवो भक्ता भक्तानां गुरवो वयम् ।
सर्वत्र गुरवो भक्ता वयं च गुरवो यथा ।
अस्माकं बान्धवा भक्ता भक्तानां बान्धवा वयम् ॥ १३१ ॥

tatparo durlabho nāsti satyaṃ satyaṃ dhanañjaya |
jagatāṃ guravo bhaktā bhaktānāṃ guravo vayam |
sarvatra guravo bhaktā vayaṃ ca guravo yathā |
asmākaṃ bāndhavā bhaktā bhaktānāṃ bāndhavā vayam || 131 ||

The English translation of Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 10.131 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 (10.131). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tatpara, Durlabha, Nasti, Satyam, Satya, Dhananjaya, Jagat, Jagata, Guru, Bhakta, Vaya, Asmad, Sarvatra, Yatha, Asmaka, Bandhava,

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 10.131). 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: “tatparo durlabho nāsti satyaṃ satyaṃ dhanañjaya
  • tatparo* -
  • tatpara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • durlabho* -
  • durlabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • satyam -
  • satyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dhanañjaya -
  • dhanañjaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhanañjaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “jagatāṃ guravo bhaktā bhaktānāṃ guravo vayam
  • jagatām -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    jagatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • guravo* -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhaktā* -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaktānām -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhakta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • guravo* -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • Line 3: “sarvatra guravo bhaktā vayaṃ ca guravo yathā
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • guravo* -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhaktā* -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guravo* -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 4: “asmākaṃ bāndhavā bhaktā bhaktānāṃ bāndhavā vayam
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • bāndhavā* -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhaktā* -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaktānām -
  • bhakta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    bhakta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    bhaktā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • bāndhavā* -
  • bāndhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Hari-bhakti-vilasa Verse 10.131

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 10.131 in Bengali sript:
তত্পরো দুর্লভো নাস্তি সত্যং সত্যং ধনঞ্জয ।
জগতাং গুরবো ভক্তা ভক্তানাং গুরবো বযম্ ।
সর্বত্র গুরবো ভক্তা বযং চ গুরবো যথা ।
অস্মাকং বান্ধবা ভক্তা ভক্তানাং বান্ধবা বযম্ ॥ ১৩১ ॥

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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