Hita Harivansh
Harivansh Mahaprabhu | |
|---|---|
| Title | Mahaprabhu |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Bad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Spouse | Rukmini |
| Known for | Devotional poetry |
| Honors | Sant |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Founder of | Radha Vallabh Sampradaya |
| Philosophy | Bhakti |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | srimati Radha rani |
Hita Harivansh (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
Born in Bad 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 Radha 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
Harivansh's principal work is the Hita-Caurāsī (Caurāsī Pad) — the eighty-four verses in Braj Bhasha praising Radha.[2]
References
Footnotes
- ^ Beck 2005, p. 66.
- ^ a b White 1977; Snell 1991; Beck 2005, pp. 67–68.
- ^ Beck 2005, p. 67.
- ^ Beck 2005, p. 76.
- ^ Shree Bhaktmal, Geeta Press, Gorakhpur, P.437
- ^ a b Packert, Cynthia (7 July 2010). The Art of Loving Krishna: Ornamentation and Devotion. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-22198-8.
Bibliography
- 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
- About Shri Hit Harivansh Mahaprabhu by Radhavallabh.com
- Sri-Harivansh-Vilasa