Text 222] Sanatana Gosvami Visits the Lord 107

‘hari-bhakti-vildsa’-grantha kaild vaisnava-dcdra
vaisnavera kartavya yahadn pdiye para

SYNONYMS

hari-bhakti-vilasa—of the name Hari-bhakti-vilasa; grantha—book; kaila—
compiled; vaisnava-4caéra—the standard behavior of a Vaisnava; vaisnavera—of a
devotee; kartavya—duty; yahan—in which; pdiye para—one can understand up
to the extreme limit.
TRANSLATION

He also compiled the Hari-bhakti-vilasa, from which we can understand the
standard behavior of a devotee and the full extent of a Vaisnava’s duty.

PURPORT

Stila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura writes: “The Hari-bhakti-vilasa was
originally compiled by Srila Sanatana Gosvami. Later, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami pro-
duced a shortened version of it and added the Dig-darsini-tika. In the Hari-bhakti-
vilasa there are so many quotations from the satvata scriptures that sometimes it is
inquired how the atheistic smdrtas can refuse to accept them and instead imagine
some other opinions. What is recorded in the Hari-bhakti-vilasa strictly follows
the Vedic scriptures and is certainly pure, but the attitude of the karmis is always
one of giving up the conclusion of pure Vaisnava understanding. Because the
karmis are very much attached to the world and material activities, they always
try to establish atheistic principles that oppose the understanding of the
Vaisnavas.

TEXT 222

Sta AS shy CHA, Stal CH BA Meta |
TRAC HAT-catt FACT CHA - APIA |) VW

dra yata grantha kaild, tahd ke kare ganana
‘madana-gopdla-govindera seva’-prakasana

SYNONYMS

dra yata—all other; grantha—books; kaila—compiled; taha—that; ke kare
ganana—who can enumerate; madana-gopala—the Deity named Madana-
mohana; govindera—of the Deity named Sri Govinda; seva—service; pra-
kasana—exhibition.
TRANSLATION

Srila Sanatana Gosvami also compiled many other books. Who can enumer-
ate them? The basic principle of all these books is to show us how to love
Madana-mohana and Govindaji.
