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Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa

Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa (Volume One): Vilasas 1-5 (With Transliteration and English Translation)

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por Purnaprajna Dasa Bhumipati Dasa Purnaprajna Dasa
Hardcover (Edición: 2005)

Rasbiharilal & Sons
ISBN 8187812869

Tamaño: 9" X 6"
Páginas: 460

Nuestro precio: Euro 38.12

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Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa (Volume One): Vilasas 1-5 (With Transliteration and English Translation)

There are two kinds of Vedic literature-fruitive and transcendental. Those who are inclined toward the fruitive division naturally have no interest in transcendental literature. Human beings mould their lives, actions, concepts and conclusions according to their own taste. For this reason, the smartas also have more faith in the literature of their choice. Because they are not qualified to study transcendental literature, they lack faith in them. That is the arrangement of the creator. There is no doubt that there is a confidential purpose behind this. The purpose is that if one remains fixed in his own position, according to his qualifications, he will gradually make advancement. As soon one gives up the duties pertaining to his position, he becomes degraded.

When human beings are engaged in fruitive activities, they are called karmis, and when they are engaged in devotional service, they are called devotees. As long as one is attached to the performance of fruitive activities, he should follow the path of smarta because it will be beneficial for him. If he somehow transcends the platform of fruitive activities and enters onto the platform of devotional service, he will naturally develop a taste for spiritual life. That is why the creator has made two sets of literature-fruitive and transcendental.

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In order to arrange for the observance of vows and rituals for those who desire to obtain the ultimate goal of life, krsna-prema, the most merciful Lord Gaurahari, who is the deliverer of the people of Kali-yuga, instructed His associate, Srila Sanatana Gosvami, to compose the Vaisnava smrti, Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa.

The responsibility for accumulating evidence for the subject matters specified by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was entrusted to Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. That is why, in each chapter, Srila Sanatana Gosvami has mentioned the name of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. Srila Sanatana Gosvami has also written a commentary called Digdarsini for the easy and proper understanding of this literature.

CONTENTS

FIRST VILASA

In the first vilasa, the following subjects are covered-the need for taking shelter at the lotus feet of a spiritual master, the characteristics of a bona-fide spiritual master; the symptoms of a genuine disciple, the spiritual master's and the disciple's tests of one another, the process for worshiping the spiritual master, the prayer of a disciple, the glories of the Supreme Lord, the glories of Vaisnava mantras, the qualified candidate for chanting these mantras, the processes of purification, and the processes for purifying mantras.

SECOND VILASA

In the second vilasa, the process of initiation is described.

THIRD VILASA

In the third vilasa, the following subjects are discussed-the proper code of conduct for a devotee, rising every day at the time of brahma-muhurta (one hour and thirty-six minutes before sunrise) to chant the glories of Krsna, washing the face, cleansing the teeth, wearing fresh cloth, hearing and chanting about the pastimes of Krsna in the morning, waking up the Deity while playing musical instruments, removing flowers from the alter, offering mangala-arati, the proper way to pass urine and stool; cleaning the body; rinsing the mouth; cleaning the teeth, which is to be performed right after getting up from bed; the morning bath; chanting mantras; and worshiping the Lord in the water.

FOURTH VILASA

In the fourth vilasa, the following subjects are discussed-cleansing the Lord's temple, drawing auspicious signs like the svastika, erecting flags, purifying the containers and clothes of the Deities, picking tulasi leaves, collecting flowers, taking a mid-day bath at home with warm water if there is no holy river available nearby, wearing clothes, the proper sitting place, and decorating one's body with marks of tilaka made from gopi-candana. After putting on tilaka, one should decorate his body with various auspicious marks, wear tulasi beads, sit at home and chant the gayatri mantra, worship the spiritual master, and recite prayer in praise of the spiritual master.

FIFTH VILASA

In the fifth vilasa, the following are discussed-the worship of the doors of the temple, the proper dsana for worshiping the Lord; placing pots of arghya and other substances in their proper places; putting the necessary ingredients in the pots, such as padya; installing auspicious water pots; praying to the Lord for removing all obstacles; offering obeisances to the spiritual master; purifying oneself; the proper breathing process, the nyasas, five kinds of mudras, meditation on Krsna, worshiping Krsna in the mind, the proper place of worship, the Deity form of the Lord, the salagrama-silas, Dvaraka-silas, and purifying all of the ingredients for worship.

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Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa (Volume Two): Vilasas 6-10 (With Transliteration and English Translation)

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por Purnaprajna Dasa Bhumipati Dasa Purnaprajna Dasa
Hardcover (Edición: 2005)

Rasbiharilal & Sons
ISBN 8187812907

Tamaño: 9"X 6"
Páginas: 580

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CONTENTS

SIXTH VILASA		1
	The glories of worshiping the Deity	2
	Bathing the Deity and one's self	3
	In this regard, Sri Narada has said	4
	The meaning of inviting the Lord	8
	The glories of invoking the Lord	9
	The glories of mudras	11
	The glories of offering an asana	14
	The process of bathing the Lord	15
	The vessel for bathing the Deity	16
	The ingredients to be used, and the glories of massaging the Lord's body	18
	The bathing of the Lord with five substances	19
	The glories of bathing the Lord with milk	21
	The glories of offering incense while bathing the Lord	25
	The glories of cleansing the Lord's body	26
	The glories of using a burgh to cleanse the Deity	27
	Bathing the Deity with fresh water	28
	The glories of playing musical instruments while bathing the Lord	44
	The glories of reciting the one thousand names of the Supreme Lord	47
	The glories of Sri Bhagavad-gita	52
	The glories of reciting the Puranas	56
	Offering clothes to the Lord	58
	The glories of wiping the Lord's body	59
	The glories of offering clothes to the Lord	60
	A prohibition in regard to offering clothes to the Lord	63
	The glories of offering a sacred thread	64
	Offering padya, tilaka and acamaniya to the Lord	64
	The glories of offering ornaments to the Lord	65
	The glories of smearing the Lord's body with a fragrant substance	73
	The glories of tulasi wood paste	77
	Substances that are prohibited for applying to the Lord's body	81
SEVENTH VILASA		85
	The glories of flowers in genera	90
	The glories of the drona flower	97
	Its special glories in the month of Karttika	104
	Its special glories of lotus flowers, according to their various colors	107
	The special glories of offerings made in the month of Karttika	108
	The specific glories of offerings made in the month of Asadha	112
	The glories of ketaki flowers	117
	Its glories in the month of Asadha	118
	Its glories in the month of Karttika	119
	The glories of kunda flowers	119
	The glories of red satapatrika flowers	121
	The glories of sevanti and palasa flowers	122
	The glories of kuvja flowers	122
	The glories of asoka and bakula flowers	123
	The glories of patala flowers	124
	The glories of tila flowers	124
	The glories of durvadi flowers	128
	Their glories in the month of Karttika	132
	Prohibited flowers	134
	The proper time for picking flowers	141
	In the vyasa-gita section of the Kurma Purana it is stated	141
	Two slokas that rule out the picking of prohibited flowers	142
	Leaves	143
	The glories of tulasi	152
	Tulasi is very dear to the Lord	153
	Tulasi destroys one's sinful reactions when offered to the Lord	159
	Tulasi destroys one's enemies	162
	Tulasi awards all opulence	162
	Tulasi awards the supreme piety	162
	Tulasi awards the ultimate goal of life	165
	Tulasi awards liberation	166
	Tulasi awards one the abode of Vaikuntha	167
	Special benefit of worshiping Tulasi in the month of Karttika	172
	The merit obtained in the months of Magha	174
	Its glories during caturmasya	174
	The result of offering Tulasi during the month of Vaisakha	174
	The process for picking Tulasi	175
	The mantra for picking Tulasi	175
	The glories of picking Tulasi	177
	Prohibitions for picking Tulasi	177
	The worship of the Lord's pharaphernalia	179
	Worship of the Lord's associates	180
	The first circle of associates	180
	The second circle of associates	180
	The third circle of associates	181
	The fourth circle of associates	181
	The fifth circle of associates	182
	The six circle of associates	183
	The seventh circle of associates	183
	The glories of worshipping the Lord's associates	183
	Worship of the Lord's holy name	185
EIGHT VILASA		187
	Offering incense to the Lord	187
	The mantra for offering dhupa	188
	Regarding dhupa	188
	Prohibitions in this regard	189
	Exception in this regard	189
	The glories of offering dhupa to the Lord	190
	The glories of offering dhupa in the temple of the Lord	194
	The glories of honoring the remnants of dhupa	194
	Offering dipa [a ghee lamp] to the Lord	196
	The mantra for offering dipa	197
	Prohibitions with regards to offering lamps	198
	The glories of offering dipa	199
	The glories of offering dipa in the Lord's temple	202
	Wicks made from red or old cloth should not be offered to the Lord	209
	The consequences of extinguishing a dipa	209
	It is prohibited to place a lamp on the floor	211
	The process of offering food to the Lord	211
	The mantra to be chanted while offering food to the Lord	213
	Suitable containers for offering food	216
	The glories of offering food to the Lord	227
	The glories of distributing maha-prasada	239
	Offering water for washing the Lord's mouth	240
	The glories of offering a mouth freshener to the Lord	241
	Offering sandalwood paste to the Lord once again	242
	Offering articles to the Lord that are befitting a king	243
	The glories of singing and dancing before the Deities	249
	The specific glories of singing before the Lord	253
	Prayers especially meant for the age of Kali	254
	The glories of offering all one's activities to the Lord	296
	Accepting the Lord's remnants is an eternal duty	312
	The glories of the Lord's remnants	312
NINTH VILASA		321
	The glories of drinking the water that washed the lotus feet of the Lord	325
	The glories of caranamrta placed in a conch shell	342
	The glories of placing a conch shell before the Deity	345
	The glories of worshiping the tulasi plant	348
	The glories of offering prayers to the tulasi plant	350
	The glories of tulasi wood	366
	The glories of eating tulasi leaves	372
	That which is to be accepted and that which is to be rejected	386
	The process for offering the Lord's remnants to Vaisvadeva and others	393
	The glories of feeding Vaisnavas after the sraddha ceremony	399
	The fault of eating food without worshipping Lord Krsna	404
	The process for Honoring the Lord's remnants	409
TENTH VILASA		427
	The characteristics of the devotees of the Supreme Lord	427
	One automatically develops good qualities by devotional service	431
	The wisdom should be dovetailed in devotional service	433
	Detachment from material enjoyment may cause devotional service	434
	Some followers of Siva are to be considered Vaisnavas	436
	While remaining fixed in devotion, one remembers the Lord	440
	Remembering the Supreme Lord can easily be done by the renounced	442
	Becoming an unalloyed devotee by cultivating spiritual knowledge	445
	The pure devotee	445
	Their minds remain fixed, even in adverse situations	447
	The glories of the devotees of the Supreme Lord	452
	The glories of associating with the Lord's devotees	498
	The association of devotees destroys all sinful reactions	501
	It removes all anarthas and awards the goal of life	522
	Showing respect to a Vaisnava is an eternal duty	527
	The glories of approaching a Vaisnava	528
	The glories of showing respect to Vaisnavas	533
	The glories of Vaisnava literature	535
	The glories of Srimad-Bhagavatam	544
	It removes all miseries, such as hunger and thirst	548
	It is all-auspicious	549
	It awards the merit of all pious activities	549
	It awards the perfection of the ears	550
	It creates detachment in the minds of the devotees	551
	It delivers one from material existence	552
	It helps one to go back to Godhead	554
	It awards love of God	556
	It awards the ultimate goal of life	557
	Attachment for discussions about the Supreme Lord	566
	The glories of preaching the supreme religious principles	567
	The glories of bhagavata-dharma	578
	The glories of praising narrations of Krsna's pastimes	580

Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa (Volume Three): Vilasas 11-13 (With Transliteration and English Translation)

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por Purnaprajna Dasa Bhumipati Dasa Purnaprajna Dasa
Hardcover (Edición: 2006)

Rasbiharilal & Sons
ISBN 8187812958

Tamaño: 9"X6"
Páginas: 500

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION		IX
ELEVENTH VILASA		1
	The evening duties	1
	The duties at nigh	9
	The prayer	9
	The procedure for offering the fruit of all of one's activities	10
	The way to attain the benefit of one's worship	12
	Attaining the benefit of worship	13
	The glories of watching the Lord's puja	14
	Having darsana of the Deity of the Supreme Lord is eternal	15
	The glories of giving donations for the Lord's worship	16
	The articles used for worship	28
	The proper utilization of the ingredients	33
	The process of putting the Lord to rest	35
	The glories of worshiping the Supreme Lord	41
	Worship of the Lord is eternal	64
	The glories of the Lord's holy names	67
	Various names of the Lord are to be chanted to receive various results	67
	To invoke auspiciousness for special occasions	68
	It uproots all sinful reactions	78
	The glories of chanting the holy name of the Lord	78
	Especially in this age of Kali	86
	It cures all disease	89
	It checks the influence of Kali	93
	It delivers one from a hellish condition of life	94
	It destroys the very seed of sinful activities	95
	It nullifies all kinds of offenses	96
	It awards perfection in all activities	96
	It is the essence of the Vedas	97
	It is more sanctified than all of the holy places	98
	It is more beneficial than performing all kinds of pious activities	99
	It awards the ultimate goal of life	101
	Especially in the age of Kali	102
	It is omnipotent	103
	It is pleasing to everyone	104
	It makes the chanter worshipable by all	105
	It awards the ultimate goal of life	106
	It is always the object of worship	106
	It awards liberation	108
	It delivers one to Vaikuntha	113
	Especially in this age of Kali	116
	It pleases the Supreme Lord	117
	it automatically awards one the supreme objective of life	119
	Especially in this age of Kali	12
	The glories of chanting the holy name	126
	The glories of remembering the holy names of the Lord	127
	This prayer of Devahuti is found in the Padma Purana	128
	The glories of the Lord's holy names	129
	The unparalleled glories of the incarnation of Krsna	131
	The glories of the holy name, Krsna, in particular	132
	The chanting of the Lord's holy names is eternal	137
	The fate of one who thinks the glories of the holy names are exaggerated	139
	To counteract an offense	142
	Devotional service is very rarely achieved	143
	The glories of devotional service	148
	If a devotee accidentally commits a sin, he need not undergo atonement	149
	It destroys one's attachment for karma	151
	It pleases the mind	152
	It is the supreme occupation	153
	It uproots the false ego	154
	It is the best of all paths	154
	It awards all objectives of life	156
	It is superior to liberation	158
	It controls the Supreme Lord	166
	Devotional service is the ultimate goal of life	168
	Devotional service to the Supreme Lord is eternal	169
	The symptoms of devotional service	171
	The symptoms in general	171
	The symptoms of loving devotional service	176
	The symptoms of love of God	177
	The process of surrender	181
	Surrender is eternal	182
	The glories of surrender	182
	The symptoms of surrender	189
	The codes of conduct	191
TWELFTH VILASA		221
	The duties during the fortnight	221
	The vow of Ekadasi is eternal	221
	It pleases the Supreme Lord	222
	It is a scriptural injunction	223
	Eating is prohibited on Ekadasi	223
	By not following this procedure on incurs sin	225
	The faults described regarding widows	229
	the following of this vow in both fortnights is eternal	230
	It is to be observed even during the period of mourning	238
	Performance of the sraddha ceremony is prohibited on fasting days	240
	The qualified candidate for observing Ekadasi	241
	The particular regulations regarding night	247
	The glories of Ekadasi	250
	The ascertainment of fasting days	275
	The fault of fasting on a mixed Ekadasi	277
	The symptoms of mixed Ekadasi	306
	Ekadasi that is pierced at the time of sunrise should be rejected	307
	The answer	310
	The fault of following such a vow	311
	The symptoms of a Vaisnava	312
	The period of arunodaya	314
	The fault of fasting on an Ekadasi polluted by Dasami during arunodaya	315
	What is to be done if Dasami remains until midnight	317
	Even pure Ekadasis can be rejected in special circumstances	319
	The process of observing the vow of vanjuli-dvadasi	322
	The trisprsa-maha-dvadasi	324
	The Paksavarddhini-maha-dvadasi	327
	Answers to some doubts	329
	The removal of doubts	335
THIRTEENTH VILASA		339
	Duties to be performed the day before Ekadasi	339
	Mantras for accepting a vow	339
	Special rules for festivals	339
	The ingredients for havisya	341
	Other rules to be followed in this regard	342
	The glories of brushing one's teeth	344
	The symptoms of ekabhakta	344
	The duties to be performed on a fast day	345
	Mantras for making a formal vow	345
	The process for observing a vow	345
	Things that should be avoided on a fast day	348
	Sins committed against fasting	348
	Atonement for committing such a sin	349
	The glories of fasting	350
	Other rules to be followed on a fast day	352
	Activities that break the vow of celibacy	352
	The process of worship on a fast day	353
	Activities that break the vow of celibacy	354
	The process of worship on a fast day	356
	The procedure to be observed while remaining awake all night	356
	One should not discourage others from singing and dancing	357
	The need for observing this procedure	358
	The process for staying up all night	364
	The glories of the vow to remain awake at night	382
	The glories of remaining awake during the night of Ekadasi	384
	The fault of not remaining awake	399
	The duties to be performed on the day of breaking the fast	399
	The mantras for completing the vow	400
	Evidence that it is forbidden to bathe the Supreme Lord on Dvadasi	401
	While breaking the fast, Dvadasi must be present	404
	What should be done if the length of Dvadasi is insufficient	405
	Solution for such a problem	407
	A fast should not be broken if Ekadasi has not ended	407
	The symptoms of the eight maha-dvadasis	409
	Unmilani Maha-dvadasi	410
	Vyanjuli Maha-dvadasi	411
	Trisprsa Maha-dvadasi	411
	Paksavardhini Maha-dvadasi	414
	Observing the eight Maha-dvadasis is eternal	417
	Ascertaining the time for breaking one's fast	417
	The glories of following the Maha-dvadasi	418
	The subject of Unmilani Maha-dvadasi	433
	Discussion of Vyanjuli Maha-dvadasi	443
	Discussion of Trisprsa Maha-dvadasi	459
	Discussion of Paksavardhini Maha-dvadasi	462
	The arghya mantra	464
	Discussion of Jaya Maha-dvadasi	465
	Discussion of Vijaya Maha-dvadasi	466
	The process of following Vijaya Maha-dvadasi	466
	The mantra for making a formal vow	468
	The mantra for offering arghya	469
	Offering prayers to the Lord	469
	Discussion of Jayanti Maha-dvadasi	471
	The process for following this vow	471
	The mantra for making a formal vow	472
	Greeting the Lord during this vow	473
	First, worship mother Devaki	474
	The mantra for worshiping the Lord	474
	The mantra for offering arghya	475
	The glories of remaining awake that night	476
	Discussion of Papanasini Maha-dvadasi	477
	The process for observing this vow	478
	The mantras for making a formal vow	478
	worship of His limbs	479
	The mantra for offering arghya	481
	The prayers	481
	Worship of the amalaki tree	482

Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa (Volume IV) (Vilasas 14-16): Transliterated Text with English Translation

IDJ613

por Srila Sanatana Gosvami
Hardcover (Edición: 2005)

Ras Bihari Lal & Sons, Vrindaban
ISBN 8184090126

Tamaño: 9.2" X 6.5"
Páginas: 477

Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa (Volume – IV) (Vilasas 14-16): Transliterated Text with English Translation

Introduction

There are two kinds of Vedic literature-fruitive and transcendental. Those who are inclined toward the fruitive division naturally have no interest in transcendental literature. Human beings mound their lives, actions, concepts and conclusions according to their own taste. For this reason, the smartas also have more faith in the literature of their choice. Because they are not qualified to study transcendental literature, they lack faith in them. That is the arrangement of the creator. There is no doubt that there is a confidential purpose behind this. The purpose is that if one remains fixed in his own position, according to his qualifications, he will gradually make advancement. As soon one gives up the duties pertaining to his position, he becomes degraded.

When human beings are engaged in fruitive activities, they are called karmis, and when they are engaged in devotional service, they are called devotees. As long as one is attached to the performance of fruitive activities, he should follow the path of smarta because will be beneficial for him. If he somehow transcends the platform of fruitive activities and enters onto the platform of devotional service, he will naturally develop a taste for spiritual life. That is why the creator has made two sets of literature – fruitive and transcendental.

In order to strengthen the karmis' faith in fruitive activities, the smarta literature has prescribed many rules and regulations. Not only that, they have sometimes displayed an indifference towards transcendental literature, just to steady the karmis' faith in those rules and regulations. Although the two types of literature are actually one, they appear different to different people. Without being fixed in one's position, a person cannot attain any true benefit. For this reason, the Vedic because appears to be of two types.

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.20.7-8) it is stated:
nirvinnanam, jnana-yoga nyasinam iha karmasu tesv anirvinna-cittanam karma-yogas tu kaminam

"Among these three paths, jnana-yoga, the path of philosophical speculation, is recommended for those who are disgusted with material life and are thus detached from ordinary, fruitive activities. These who are not disgusted with material life, having many desires yet to fulfill, should seek perfection through the path of karma-yoga."

yadrcchaya mat-kathadau jata-sraddhas tu yah puman na nirvinno nati-sakto bhakti-yoga' sya siddhi-dah

"If somehow or other by good fortune one develops faith in hearing and chanting My glories, such a person, being neither very disgusted with nor attached to material life, should achieve perfection through the path of loving devotion of Me."

Devotees are neither attached not detached. As long as one falsely thinks that he is the proprietor, he is under the influence of enjoyment and detachment. Devotees of the Lord are simply interested in serving Him. To renounce as mundane the objects that are related to Lord Hari is called pseudo renunciation, and to accept everything in relation to Lord Hari without attachment is called proper renunciation.

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.3.44) it is stated:
paroksa-vado vedo 'yam' balanam anusasanam karma-moksaya karmani vidhatte hy agadam yatha

"Childish and foolish people are attached to materialistic, fruitive activities, although the actual goal of life is to became free from such activities. Therefore, the Vedic injunctions indirectly lead one to the path of ultimate liberation by first prescribing fruitive religious activities, just as a father promises his child candy so that the child will take his medicine."

In order to arrange for the observance of vows and rituals for those who desire to obtain the ultimate goal of life, Krsna-prema, the most merciful Lord Gaurahai, who is the deliverer of the people of Kali-yuga, instructed His associate, Srila Sanatana Gosvami, to compose the Vaisnava smrti, Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa.

The responsibility for accumulating evidence for the subject matters specified by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was entrusted to Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. That is why, in each chapter, Srila Sanatana Gosvami has mentioned the name of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. Srila Sanatana Gosvami has also written a commentary called Digdarsini for the easy and proper understanding of this literature.

From the Jacket

There are two kinds of Vedic literature fruitive and transcendental. Those who are inclined toward the fruitive division naturally have no interest in transcendental literature. Human being mould their lives, actions, concepts and conclusions according to their own taste. For this resin, the smartas also have more faith in the literature of their choice. Because they are not qualified to study transcendental literature, they lack faith in them. That is the arrangement of the creator. There is not doubt that there is a confidential purpose behind this. The purpose is that if one remains fixed in his own position, according to his qualifications, he will gradually make advancement. As soon one gives up the duties pertaining to his position, he becomes degraded.

When human beings are engaged in fruitive activities, they are called karmis, and when they are engaged in devotional service, they are called devotes. As long as one is attached to the performance of fruitive activities, he should follow the path of smarta because it will be beneficial for him. If he somehow transcends the platform of fruitive activities and enters onto the platform of devotional service, he will naturally develop a taste for spiritual life. That is why the creator has made two sets of literature-fruitive and transcendental.

Back of the Book

In order to arrange for the observance of vows and rituals for those who desire to obtain the ultimate goal of life, Krsna-prema, the most merciful Lord Gaurahari, who is the deliverer of the people of Kali-Yuga, instructed His associate, Srila Sanatana Gosvami, to compose the Vaisnava smrti, Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa.

The responsibility for accumulating evidence for the subject matters specified by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was entrusted to Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. That is why, in each chapter, Srila Sanatana Gosvami has mentioned the name of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. Srila Sanatana Gosvami has also written a commentary called Digdarsini for the easy and proper understanding of his literature.

Contents

Introduction		ix
Fourteenth Vilasa
Rituals to be observed in the month of Agrahayana		1
Vows to be followed in the month of Pausa		4
Rituals to be performed in the month of Magha		5
The glories of Magha		15
Discussion of Vasanta Pancami		40
Discussion of Bhismastami		41
Discussion of Bhaimi Ekasasi		42
The vow of Sivaratri		45
The symptom of yoga		51
Discussion of Govinda Dvadasi		55
The process for observing Amalaki Ekadasi		56
The glories of Vasantotsava		59
Rituals to be performed in the month of Caitra		60
The Dola festival		77
The mantra for worshiping the asoka tree		84
The procedure for offering damanaka flowers		88
The rituals to be performed in the month of Vaisakha		91
The special vow of Aksaya Trtiya		105
The glories of Sukla Saptami		107
The vow of Sri Narasimha Caturdasi		108
The mantra for offering sandalwood paste		125
The mantra for offering flowers		125
The mantra for offering incense		125
The mantra for offering a ghee lamp		126
The mantra for offering food		126
The mantra of offering arghya		126
The mantra for offering worship		126
The vow of Vaisakhi Purnima		129
Fifteenth Vilasa
The glories of these water pastimes		134
The vow of Nirjala Ekadasi		137
The mantra for donating water pitcher		143
The rituals to be performed during the month of Asadha		144
The process for making a Cakra		146
The fault of not decorating oneself with tapta mudra		152
The mantra for bathing the Lord		163
The time for beginning Caturmasya		164
The rules for observing Caturmasya		165
The rituals to be performed in the month of Sravana		177
The process for observing the vow of pavitraopana		182
The result of following this vow		197
The vow of Janmastami		199
The glories of the Janmastami vrata		208
The process for celebrating Janmastami		242
The mantra for worshipping Devaki		260
The mantra for worshipping Krsna		261
The mantra for offering a ghee lamp		273
The mantra for offering prayers		275
Discussion of Sravana Dvadasi		277
The ascertainment of Sravana Dvadasi		286
The second Visnu srnkhala yoga		293
The mantra for offering the arghya		301
The mantra for worshiping Vamanadeva		304
The rituals to be observed during the month of Asvin		308
Sixteenth Vilasa
Duties to be observed in the month of Karttika		313
The glories of Karttika		321
The glories of Karttika vow		324
The limbs of Karttika vrata		337
The glories of offering garlands of ghee lamps		349
The glories of offering a lamp in the sky		351
Things to be avoided during the month of Karttika		363
The eight prayers to Lord Damodara		366
The vow of Bahulastami		369
The rituals to be performed on Krsna Trayoda		370
The vow of Krsna Caturdasi		371
The mantra for waking up Laksmi-devi		374
Ascertaining the time of Amavasya		375
The procedure for performing Govardhana-puja		380
The mantra for worshiping the hill		381
The mantra for worshiping the cows		381
The method of performing go-krida		382
The process for worshiping Bali		384
The vow of Yama Dvitiya		386
The vow of Suklastami		387
The glories of the Prabodhani vow		389
Its specific glories of Mathura		396
The procedure for waking up the Lord		401
The glories of Ratha-yatra		407
The procedure for celebrating Ratha-yatra		414
The procedure for observing parana		426
The vow of Bhisma Pancaka		433
The vow of Adhikamasa, or the leap month		434

Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa (Volume 5) (Vilasas 17-20): Transliterated Text with English Translation

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por Srila Sanatana Gosvami
Hardcover (Edición: 2006)

Ras Bihari Lal & Sons, Vrindaban
ISBN 8184030134

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Introduction

There are two kinds of Vedic literature-fruitive and transcendental. Those who are inclined toward the fruitive division naturally have no interest in transcendental literature. Human beings mound their lives, actions, concepts and conclusions according to their own taste. For this reason, the smartas also have more faith in the literature of their choice. Because they are not qualified to study transcendental literature, they lack faith in them. That is the arrangement of the creator. There is no doubt that there is a confidential purpose behind this. The purpose is that if one remains fixed in his own position, according to his qualifications, he will gradually make advancement. As soon one gives up the duties pertaining tohis position, he becomes degraded.

When human beings are engaged in fruitive activities, they are called karmis, and when they are engaged in devotional service, they are called devotees. As long as one is attached to the performance of fruitive activities, he should follow the path of smarta because will be beneficial for him. If he somehow transcends the platform of fruitive activities and enters onto the platform of devotional service, he will naturally develop a taste for spiritual life. That is why the creator has made two sets of literature – fruitive and transcendental.

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.20.7-8) it is stated:

nirvinnanam, jnana-yoga nyasinam iha karmasu tesv anirvinna-cittanam karma-yogas tu kaminam

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (11.3.44) it is stated:
paroksa-vado vedo 'yam' balanam anusasanam karma-moksaya karmani vidhatte hy agadam yatha

The responsibility for accumulating evidence for the subject matters specified by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was entrusted to Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. That is why, in each chapter, Srila Sanatana Gosvami has mentioned the name of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. Srila Sanatana Gosvami has also written a commentary called Digdarsini for the easy and proper understanding of this literature.

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The responsibility for accumulating evidence for the subject matters specified by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was entrusted to Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. That is why, in each chapter, Srila Sanatana Gosvami has mentioned the name of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami. Srila Sanatana Gosvami has also written a commentary called Digdarsini for the easy and proper understanding of his literature.

Contents

Introduction		ix
Seventeenth Vilasa
Discussion of purascarana		1
The necessity for performing purascarana		2
The glories of purascarana		3
The suitable place for performing purascarana		5
The benefits obtained by performing this ritual		7
Selecting the suitable place for performing purascarana		8
The process of preparing a kurma Cakra		10
The rules that govern eating		12
Things to be avoided		14
That which is to be done		16
The selection of a sitting mat		19
The rules governing the preparation of japa beads		21
Specific merit obtained by using various kinds of beads		23
The process for preparing a japamala		25
In the same section of the Sivagama it is stated		26
The process for purifying a japamala		29
Different kinds of beads are meant for different classes of people		30
The procedure for touching the finger joints while chanting		32
Other rules for chanting with a japamala		35
Criteria for chanting japa		37
Faults to be avoided while chanting japa		38
Prescribed atonement for faults in this regard		42
The various kinds of japa and their symptoms		44
The glories of chanting a mantra		46
Particular benefits obtained by chanting in various ways		47
The rules for conducting a fire sacrifice		56
The prescribed number of rounds to be chanted		57
The process for performing tarpana		61
The process for sprinkling water on one's head		62
The process of purascarana in brief		64
Alternatives in this connection		67
The symptoms of perfection in the chanting of mantras		68
The duty of one who has attained perfection by chanting		70
The method of achieving perfection in case of failure		71
Eighteenth Vilasa
The manifestation of the Deity		77
The process for carving a Deity		79
The measurements of the Deity		81
That which is first to be performed		82
The mantra for offering worship		83
The measurement of the various limbs		84
The breadth of the Deity		87
Some considerations regarding the carving of a Gopala Deity		99
The size of a female Deity		102
The various sizes of different Deities		107
The Deity of Varahadeva		108
The Deity of Nrsimhadeva		109
The Deity of Trivikrama		110
The Deity of Matsya and Kurma		111
The Deity of Maha-Visnu		111
The Deity of Lokapala-Visnu		112
The Deity of Vasudeva		112
The Deity of Sankarsana		115
The Deity of Pradyumna		116
The Deity of Aniruddha		116
The Deity of Vamandeva		120
The Deity of Trivikrama		121
The Deity of Parasurama		121
The Deity of Lord Ramacandra		122
The Deity of Krsna		122
The Deity of Baladeva		122
The Deity of Pradyumna		123
The Deity of Kamadeva		123
The Deities of Aniruddha and Samba		124
The Deity of Gopala		124
The Deity of Lord Buddha		124
The Deities of Nara-Narayana		125
Various Deities of the supreme Lord		126
The Deity of laksmi Narayana		131
In the Visvakarma sastra it is stated		131
The deity of Yogasvami		132
The ten principal incarnations of the Supreme Lord		133
The characteristics of the Deity of Lord Kurma		134
The characteristics of the Deity of Lord Varaha		135
The Characteristics of the Deity of Lord Nrsimha		136
The characteristics of the Deity of Lord Vamana		138
The characteristics of the Deity of Lord Parasurama		139
Characteristics of the Deity of Lord Rama		140
Characteristics of Deity of Lord Balarama		141
Characteristics of Deity of Lord Buddha		141
Characteristics of Deity of Lord Kalki		142
Characteristics of Deity of the nine vyuha		142
Characteristics of Deity of Purusottama		148
Characteristics of Deity of Visvarupa		152
Characteristics of the Deity of the Supreme Lord		153
Characteristics of the Deity of Laksmi		154
Characteristics of the Deity of Garuda		158
The fault of carving a substandard or disfigured Deity		160
Deities of the Supreme Lord as manifested in different materials		162
How to choose a stone for carving a Deity		166
The process for begging pardon		172
The mantra for invoking the presence of the Lord		173
The duty of a sculptor		188
Nineteenth Vilasa
The procedure for installing the Deity		203
The characteristics of installation		203
The glories of the Deity installation		204
The proper time for installing the Deity		212
The suitable place for installing a Deity		220
The qualifications of one who can install of the Deity		223
The beginning of the installation of an immovable Deity		232
The names of the sixteen mother of the universe		233
The size of the altar		240
Installing the water pitcher		242
A mandapa for bathing the Deity		245
Placing flags in the ground		246
The procedure for worshiping the dik-palas		249
The commencement of the installation ceremony		254
Invocation before the solemnization of ceremony		260
Bringing the Deity to the snana-mandapa		267
The prayer		270
Satisfying the sculptor		271
The abhiseka ceremony		273
The mantra to be chanted		273
Invoking the Deity's vision		275
Decorating the Deity's eyes with black ointment		278
Offering of arghya		278
The mantra for applying ointment		281
The special bathing ceremony		282
The glories of abhiseka		293
The procedure for moving the Deity		293
The procedure for installing the Deity		300
Invoking life into the Deity		307
The fire sacrifice		311
The names of the eight murttis		314
The glories of the adhivasa ceremony		323
The procedure of digging a pit in the temple		323
The procedure for purifying the Deity's stand		328
The Deity's arrival at the principal mandapa		329
The mantras for offering gems		339
Specific articles offered to achieve specific benedictions		347
The auspicious bathing of the Deity		352
Offering gifts to Indra and others		355
Placing the Deity's stand in the pit		358
Activities to be performed after the Deity installation ceremony		362
Mantras to be chanted while touching the limbs of the Deity		363
The six mantras		364
Special instructions for chanting the mantras		365
The grand worship		371
The mantra for inviting the Lord		372
Symptoms indicating that the Lord has appeared in the Deity		377
The procedure for worshiping the acarya		380
The procedure for permanently establishing the Deity		383
Activities to be performed on the fourth day		391
The final bathing of the Deity		394
The performance of the fire sacrifice		400
Erecting a flag		404
The procure for installing a movable Deity		418
The glories of installing a moveable Deity		438/td>
The procedure for drawing auspicious symbols, or mandalas		440
The procedure for greeting a brahmana		441
The procedure for worshiping Vastudeva, or the guardian deity		442
The procedure for bathing the Diety		443
The mantra for bathing the Deity		445
The procedure for offering garments of the Deity		447
Offering prayers and gifts to the Deity		448
The procedure for waking up the Lord		451
The mantra for offering flowers		455
The method for respecting the acarya		457
The merit obtained by installing a Deity		458
The glories of renovation of the Deity		477
Twentieth Vilasa
The procedure for building a temple		479
The proper time for constructing a temple		485
The suitable place for building the temple room		489
The procedure for purifying the location		490
The procedure for acquiring land		497
The method for determining the suitable direction		499
The procedure for worshiping the guardian deity		512
The procedure for building the foundation		523
The characteristics of the stone		531
The characteristics of a temple		537
Some special characteristics of a mandapa		551
The procedure for selecting a gate		555
The procedure for building walls		559
Planting trees around the temple		560
Renovation of a temple		562
The installation and marriage ceremony of Tulasi-devi		564
The conclusion		570
The duties of an unalloyed devotee		572