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Shri Hit Harivansh Chandra Mahaprabhu (another spelling, Hita Harivaṃśa, 1473 CE–1552 CE) is a Braj-language bhakti poet- sant and the founder of Radha Vallabh Sampradaya. ^[1] His principal work is the hymnal Hita-Caurāsī. ^[2]

Born in Baad Graam (modern day Bad near Mathura on 11th Day of the Hindu month of Vaishakh ( Ekadashi). He is considered as the incarnation of Lord Krishna (Hari) and Krishna's flute by the followers. ^[3] A follower of Prema Bhakti and devotee of Radharani as the ultimate Supreme Power. ^[4] He was the Guru of Jaimal Rathore, ruler of Martha State and brother of Mirabai. ^{[5] [6]}

Works

Hith Harivansh's principal work is the Hita-Caurāsī (a.k.a. Caurāsī Pad) — the eighty-four verses ( hymns) in Braj Bhasha in praise of 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

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