Harivamsa Gosvami
Harivamsa, a disciple of Gopala Bhatta Goswami, espoused a Vaishnava Theology which created the Radhavallabha Vaishnava sect of Hinduism. Also, Harivamsa Goswami is known for his emotional poetry about Radha and Krishna.[1]
Early life
He was born around 1500 in the village of Bad, in Vrindavan, near Mathura, on the Mathura-Agra Road, in Braja Mandala. His father was an astrologer at the courts of the Mughal Emperor.[2]
He was married at the age of 16 and had three sons. He renounced family life at the age of 32 and started for Vrindavana in modern-day Uttar Pradesh.[2]
He is the founder of Radha Vallabha temple in Vrindavana.[3] The original temple of Radha Vallabha was destroyed by the army of Aurangazeb[4] in 1670 and a new temple was built next to the old one.[3]
References
- ↑ Hita Harivaṃśa Gosvāmī; White, Charles S. J.; Hita Harivaṃśa Gosvāmī (1977). The Caurāsī pad of Śrī Hit Harivaṁś: introduction, translation, notes, and edited Braj Bhāṣā text. Asian studies at Hawaii. Honolulu: Univ. Press of Hawaii. ISBN 978-0-8248-0359-9.
- 1 2 hit harivamsa hit chaurasi the 84 hymns of divine love translated and commented by pratibha goswami [paperback] sri hita harivamsh gosvami and pratibha goswami.
- 1 2 "Hindu Religion- Holy Destinations in India". www.onlinedarshan.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ↑ "Unique temples of Vrindavan, Mathura, U.P". Retrieved 24 June 2025.