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Shri Hita Harivansh Mahaprabhu (another spelling, Hita Harivaṃśa) was a Braj language bhakti poet-sant and the founder of Radha Vallabh Sampradaya.Template:Sfn His principal work is the hymnal Hita-Caurāsī.Template:Sfnm
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.Template:Sfn
A follower of Prema Bhakti and devotee of Srimati Radha Rani as the ultimate Supreme Power.Template:Sfn He was the Guru of Jaimal Rathore, ruler of Martha State and brother of Mirabai.[1][2]
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[2]
Works
Harivansh Mahaprabhu's principal work is the Hita-Caurāsī (Caurāsī Pad) — the eighty-four verses in Braj Bhasha praising Radha.Template:Sfnm
References
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Alternative Krishnas: Regional and Vernacular Variations on a Hindu Deity{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. SUNY Press(2005). ISBN 978-0-7914-6415-1
- Prabodhānanda, Hita Harivaṃśa and the Rādhārasasudhānidhi. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies({Template:Year).
- The Eighty-four Hymns of Hita Harivaṃśa: An Edition of the Caurāsī Pada{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Motilal Banarsidass; School of Oriental and African Studies(1991). ISBN 81-208-0629-8
- The Caurāsī Pad of Śri Hit Harivaṃś: Introduction, Translation, Notes, and Edited Braj Bhaṣa{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. University Press of Hawaii(1977). ISBN 9780824803599
External links
- About Shri Hit Harivansh Mahaprabhu by Radhavallabh.com
- Sri-Harivansh-Vilasa