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Harivansh Mahaprabhu | |
|---|---|
| Title | Mahaprabhu |
| Personal | |
| Born | Baad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Spouse | Rukmini |
| Known for | Devotional poetry |
| Founder of | Radha Vallabh Sampradaya |
| Philosophy | Bhakti |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | Srimati Radha Rani |
| Literary works | Hita-Caurāsī, Sfut Vāñī, Yamunāshtak and 2 Letters to his disciple in Junagadh |
| Honors | Sant |
Shri Hita Harivansh Mahaprabhu (another spelling, Hita Harivaṃśa) was a Braj language bhakti poet-sant and the founder of Radha Vallabh Sampradaya.[1] His principal work is the hymnal Hita-Caurāsī.[2]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Born in Baad near Mathura on the 11th Day of the Hindu month of Vaishakh (Ekadashi). He is considered by his followers to be the incarnation of Krishna's flute.[3]
A follower of Prema Bhakti and devotee of Srimati Radha Rani as the ultimate Supreme Power.[4] He was the Guru of Jaimal Rathore, ruler of Martha State and brother of Mirabai.[5][6]
His father Vyasa Mishra was a Gaur Brahmin and court astrologer in the court of the then emperor, some say it was Sikandar Khan Lodi and others believe that it was Humayun[6]
Works[edit | edit source]
Harivansh Mahaprabhu's principal work is the Hita-Caurāsī (Caurāsī Pad) — the eighty-four verses in Braj Bhasha praising Radha.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
Footnotes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Beck 2005, p. 66.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 White 1977; Snell 1991; Beck 2005, pp. 67–68.
- ↑ Beck 2005, p. 67.
- ↑ Beck 2005, p. 76.
- ↑ Shree Bhaktmal, Geeta Press, Gorakhpur, P.437
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Packert, Cynthia (7 July 2010). The Art of Loving Krishna: Ornamentation and Devotion. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-22198-8.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Beck, Guy L. (2005). "Krishna as Loving Husband of God: The Alternative Krishnology of the Rādhāvallabha Sampradaya". In Guy L. Beck (ed.). Alternative Krishnas: Regional and Vernacular Variations on a Hindu Deity. Albany, NY: SUNY Press. pp. 65–90. ISBN 978-0-7914-6415-1.
- Brzezinski, J. K. (1992). "Prabodhānanda, Hita Harivaṃśa and the Rādhārasasudhānidhi". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. 55 (3): 472–497. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00003669. JSTOR 620194. S2CID 161089313.
- Snell, Rupert (1991). The Eighty-four Hymns of Hita Harivaṃśa: An Edition of the Caurāsī Pada. Delhi; London: Motilal Banarsidass; School of Oriental and African Studies. ISBN 81-208-0629-8.
- White, Charles S. J. (1977). The Caurāsī Pad of Śri Hit Harivaṃś: Introduction, Translation, Notes, and Edited Braj Bhaṣa. Asian studies at Hawaii, 16. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii. ISBN 9780824803599. ISSN 0066-8486.
External links[edit | edit source]
- About Shri Hit Harivansh Mahaprabhu by Radhavallabh.com
- Sri-Harivansh-Vilasa