Haribhaktivilāsa of Sanātana Gosvāmin, Volume One

Måns Broo, Ph.D. (2003), Åbo Akademi University, Finland, is a Lecturer of the Study of Religions at that university. His recent publications include a critical edition and annotated translation of the Rādhā Tantra (Routledge, 2017).

• PrefaceIntroduction1 Introduction to the Text2 Who Wrote the Haribhaktivilāsa?3 Summary of Contents4 Style and Method of the Text and Commentary5 Historical Context of the Haribhaktivilāsa6 The Theology of the Haribhaktivilāsa7 Intertextualities8 The Haribhaktivilāsa in Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava History9 Sources for the Critical Edition10 Conventions in the Critical Apparatus and TranslationCritically Edited Text and Translation1 On the GuruDeclaration of ContentsThe Reason for Approaching a GuruApproaching a GuruThe Mandatoriness of Approaching a GuruSpecific Characteristics of a GuruCharacteristics of a Non-guruCharacteristics of a DiscipleThose to Be RejectedObservationSpecific Rules for Serving the GuruThe Great Sin That Otherwise Will Befall BothThe Disciple’s PrayerThe Greatness of the LordThe Greatness of Vaiṣṇava MantrasThere, the Greatness of the Twelve-Syllable and the Eight-Syllable MantrasThere Also, That Of The Twelve-Syllable MantraOf the Eight-syllable MantraThat of the King of Mantras, the Anuṣṭubh of Śrī NarasiṃhaThe Greatness of Mantras of RamaThe Greatness of Mantras of Lord GopālaThe Greatness of the Eighteen-Syllable MantraDeliberation on EligibilityThe Determination of Siddha, Sādhya and so onMantras That Are an Exception to ThisPurification of Mantras2 On InitiationRules for InitiationThe Mandatoriness of InitiationThe Greatness of InitiationThe Time for InitiationConsideration of DaysConsideration of Lunar MansionsConsideration of Lunar DaysExceptionsRules for Constructing the PavilionRules for Fashioning the PitRules for the Initiatory MaṇḍalaThe Worship That Is a Part of InitiationFirst, the Procedure for Establishing the WaterpotRules for Establishing the ConchRules for Worshipping the Lord in the WaterpotRules for the Initiatory Fire SacrificeThe Divinities of the LimbsThe Eight FormsMeasures for the Ingredients of the Fire OfferingsRules for Guru and DiscipleThese Were the Duties of the Preceding Day. Now the Duties of the Day of InitiationRules for the AnointmentThe Mantra of Ceremonial BathingRules for Imparting the MantraThe RegulationsThe Procedure for Initiation in the Blessed Varāha PurāṇaSimplified InitiationInstructionThe Greatness of Bestowing the Mantra3 On PurificationThe Mandatoriness of Worship for the InitiatedSadācāraThe Mandatoriness of SadācāraThe Greatness of SadācāraDaily DutiesThe Morning Glorification and RemembranceFirst: The Mandatoriness of RemembranceThe Greatness of RemembranceIt Surpasses Bathing at All TīrthasIt Is Supremely PurifyingIt Uproots SinsIt Liberates One from All MisfortuneIt Uproots Bad HabitsIt Causes All AuspiciousnessIt Bestows the Fruits of All Holy ObservancesIt Causes the Excellence of RitualsIt Surpasses All RitualsIt Removes All FearsIt Awards LiberationIt Propitiates the LordIt Leads One to the Vaikuṇṭha WorldIt Leads to Sameness of FormIt Subdues the Blessed LordIt Is the Highest Fruit in ItselfMorning ObeisancesThe PrayerWords of ObeisanceThe Morning MeditationThe Greatness of MeditationIt Destroys SinsIt Removes the Faults of the Kali AgeIt Gives One Eligibility for All RitualsIt Affords One LiberationIt Brings One to VaikuṇthaIt Leads to Sameness of FormIt Awards the Highest Fruit on Its Own AccordWaking the Blessed LordRemoving NirmālyaCleansing the Blessed MouthThe Greatness of Offering the Blessed Tooth-TwigThe Auspicious NīrājanaThe Preliminaries of the Morning BathRules for Attending to the Call of NatureRules for CleansingWhen Only Passing UrineRules for ĀcamanaVaiṣṇava ĀcamanaRules for Brushing the TeethThe Mandatoriness of Brushing the TeethDays When the Tooth-Twig Is ForbiddenThe Substitute for These DaysThe Exception to ThisTooth-TwigsArranging the Hair and so ForthBathingThe Mandatoriness of BathingThe Greatness of BathingRules for BathingA DetailFurther DetailsThe Mantra for Taking the Lord’s Foot-Water on the HeadThe Greatness of Sprinkling Oneself with the Lord’s Foot-WaterAnd Its MandatorinessThe General Libation to the Gods and OthersVedic SandhyāTantric SandhyāIts RulesThe Kāma GāyatrīAnother Opinion on the Rules for Tantric SandhyāRules for Worship of the Lord in WaterSpecific Libations to the Gods and OthersConsidering the Proper Attitude at Bathing and so on4 On the Ornaments of the VaiṣṇavaCleaning the Lord’s TempleThe Greatness of Cleaning the TempleThe Greatness of PlasteringThe Greatness of SprinklingThe Greatness of MaṇḍalasCharacteristics of a SvastikaHoisting Flags, Banners and so onThe Greatness of Hoisting FlagsThe Greatness of Hoisting BannersThe Greatness of Raising Festoons of Leaves and Trunks of Banana TreesCleaning the Seat, Vessels, Clothes and so onThe SeatMetal VesselsClothes and so onGrains and so onPicking Flowers, Tulasī and so on for the Sake of WorshipRules for Bathing at HomeBathing with Warm WaterThe Forbidden DaysBathing with MyrobalanBathing with SesameBathing with OilThe Greatness of Anointing with Tulasī WaterRules for Wearing ClothesThe SeatRules for the SeatThe Rules for the Twelve TilakasThe Crown MantraThe Mandatoriness of the Vertical MarksThe Greatness of the Vertical MarkRules for Drawing the Vertical MarkThe Mandatoriness of the Empty Middle Portion of the Vertical MarkTherefore, the Statement on the Characteristics of Hari’s TempleRegarding the Rules for Which Fingers to Use When Applying TilakaThe Types of Clay for the Vertical MarkThere, the Greatness of GopīcandanaThe Greatness of the Vertical Mark Made with GopīcandanaThe Greatness of Marks Made with Mud from the Roots of TulasīThe Mandatoriness of Wearing the MudrāsThe Greatness of Wearing the MudrāsRules for Wearing the MudrāsCharacteristics of the Disc and so onWearing Mālās and so onRules for Wearing MālāsThe Mandatoriness of Wearing MālāsThe Greatness of Wearing MālāsRules for Performing Sandhyā at HomeWorship of the Blessed GuruThe Greatness of the Blessed GuruThe Exception to ThisThe Result of Not Devoting Oneself to the Guru5 On the ObjectsWorship at the GateWorship Inside the HouseThe Seat for WorshipThe Seat MantraSeatsSpecific Faults and Merits of SeatsPlacing the VesselsThe Vessels and Their GreatnessEstablishing the Auspicious PitcherThe Ingredients for Arghya and so onThe Auspicious PeaceRemoval of ObstaclesBowing to the Blessed GurusBhūtaśuddhiAnd This is the ProcedurePrāṇāyāmaThe Greatness of PrāṇāyāmaFirst, Mātṛkā NyāsaThe Inner Mātṛkā NyāsaKeśavādi NyāsaThe MeditationThe Blessed FormsThe ŚaktisTattva NyāsaA Further Special Form of PrāṇāyāmaThe Times, Numbers and so onPīṭha NyāsaThe Pīṭha MantraRemembering the Sage and so onAṅga NyāsaAkṣara NyāsaPada NyāsaRṣyādi NyāsaThe Five MudrāsProcedure for Meditating on the Blessed LordThe Inner SacrificeThe Procedure for PrayerEstablishing the ConchWorship of the Seat in One’s Own BodyMantra Aṅga Nyāsa, Etc., on the Limbs of the LordInternal Worship with External ItemsThe Greatness of the Internal SacrificeThe External WorshipThe Objects of WorshipThe Blessed FormsCharacteristics of the Blessed FormsThe Twenty-Four Forms of the Siddhārta SaṃhitāThe Śālagrāma StonesTheir Merits and Faults Connected with Colour and so onAnd These Faults Relate to Worshipping with DesiresTheir Different Names Depending on Their Different CharacteristicsThe Greatness of the Śālagrāma StoneThe Special Result of Worshipping ManyThe Prohibition against Buying or Selling ThemThe Prohibition against InstallationThe Best of All ObjectsThe Mandatoriness of Worshipping the Śālagrāma StoneThe Greatness of Uniting the Śālagrāma Stone with the Stone Marked with the Discs of DvārakāThe Characteristics of the Stone Marked with the Discs of DvārakāThe Greatness of the Stone Marked with the Discs of DvārakāTheir Different Fruits according to Their Different Number of DiscsFaults and Merits and Whether to Worship or Not Depending on Colour and so onAppendix 1: The Greatness of the Ten-Syllable MantraAppendix 2: The Meditation on Kṛṣṇa in Gautamīya Tantra 10.142cd–159abAppendix 3: Maṇḍalas in the TextBibliographyIndex