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

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Item Code:	IDG274
Author:	Purnaprajna Dasa Bhumipati Dasa Purnaprajna Dasa
Publisher:	Ras Bihari Lal and Sons
Language:	(With Transliteration and English Translation)
Edition:	2006
ISBN:	8187812958
Pages:	500
Cover:	Hardcover
Other Details	9" X 6"
Weight	950 gm

Book Description

About the Book:

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.

Back of 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 this literature.

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

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