Hita Harivansh
Sri Hit Harivansh chandra Mahaprabhu | |
|---|---|
| Title | Mahaprabhu |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Baad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | Vrindavan |
| Spouse | Rukmini |
| Parents |
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| Notable work(s) | Hita-Caurāsī, Sfut Vāñī, Yamunāshtak and 2 Letters to his disciple in Junagadh |
| Known for | Devotional poetry |
| Honors | Sant |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Founder of | Radha Vallabh Sampradaya |
| Philosophy | Bhakti |
| Religious career | |
| Teacher | Srimati Radha Rani |
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
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
Harivansh Mahaprabhu's principal work is the Hita-Caurāsī (Caurāsī Pad) — the eighty-four verses in Braj Bhasha praising Radha.[2]
References
Footnotes
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
- 16th-century Hindu religious leaders
- 16th-century Hindu philosophers and theologians
- 16th-century Indian poets
- 16th-century Indian male poets
- Hindi-language poets
- Vaishnavite religious leaders
- Devotees of Krishna
- Hindu poets
- Indian Hindu spiritual teachers
- Indian Vaishnavites
- Vaishnava saints
- People considered avatars by their followers
- People from Uttar Pradesh
- Poets from Uttar Pradesh
- Bhakti movement