Radha Vallabha Sampradaya Explained

Group:	Radha Vallabha Sampradaya
Founder:	Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu
Regions:	Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Religions:	Hinduism
Scriptures:	Hita-Chaurāsīother hymns
Languages:	Braj BhashaSanskrit

The Radha Vallabha Sampradaya ^[1] is a Vaishnava Hindu denomination which began in 1535 at Vrindavan with the bhakti sant Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu (1502–1552). Harivansh's views are related to Krishnaism, but emphasises devotion to the goddess Radha as the Supreme Being.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Features

According to the scholar Guy L. Beck, the Radha Vallabha Sampradaya has the following features, in comparison with Krishnaite traditions.

1. Its view on Radha and Krishna differentiates from normative Krishnaite theology. The Supreme Being in this tradition is Radha, while her consort Krishna is described to be the penultimate step toward the supreme deity, and her most intimate servant.
2. The tradition prefers to remain unaffiliated with any classical philosophical positions and previous four major Vaishnavite sampradayas.
3. It declines to produce theological and philosophical commentaries, based on pure bhakti, divine love.
4. The founder and followers lived and lived as householders and sannyasa is not praised.

Scriptures

The main scriptures of the sampradaya created in regional Braj Bhasha with status of the heaven language.

• Hita-Caurāsī (Caurāsī Pad) — the eighty-four verses (hymns), the principal work of Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu.
• Vyāhulau Utsav ke Pad (the Wedding Hymns of Radha and Krishna).
• Shri Hit Radha Sudha Nidhi, written by Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu.
• Shri Hit Sevak Vaani, written by Sevak Ji(Damodardas Ji)

Lineage of Radha Vallabha Sampradaya

The Shri Radha Vallabh Temple in Vrindavan, Mathura is a very famous temple of the same preaching. This temple is among the most famous 7 temples of Thakur of Vrindavan including Radha Vallabha, Govinda, Banke Bihari and four others. In this temple, there is no idol of Radha, but a 'Gādī Sevā' is placed next to Krishna to signify her presence.^[5]

The Shri Radha Vallabh Temple was founded by Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu who is worshipped in the adjacent temple of Radha Vallabha which was earlier Radhavallabha's temple, but because of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's attack on Vrindavan he was shifted to other place and then the new temple was built. The Yugal Darshan of Radhavallabha is considered as difficult because of rituals due to which the "patt" gets closed. This temple with Madan teer and Seva kunj with Maharasmandal are held by the Tikaet Adhyaksh and are considered as Radha Vallabha's property. In this temple Radhastami is celebrated largely which is a festival on the birthday of Radha.

The kirtan "Samaj-Gayan" is the Radha-vallabha's collective style of hymn singing by the Hindustani classical music forms, such "dhrupad" and "dhamar".

Notable people

• Premanand Ji Maharaj^[6]
• Hariram Vyas

See also

• Govind Dev Ji Temple
• Bankey Bihari Temple
• Radha Raman Temple
• Madan Mohan Temple
• Radha Damodar Temple, Vrindavan
• Radha Madan Mohan Temple, Vrindavan
• Radha Vallabh Temple, Vrindavan

References

Bibliography

• Book: Beck . Guy L. . Krishna as Loving Husband of God: The Alternative Krishnology of the Rādhāvallabha Sampradaya . 65–90 . https://books.google.com/books?id=0SJ73GHSCF8C&pg=PA65 . [{{Google books|0SJ73GHSCF8C|page=|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} Alternative Krishnas: Regional and Vernacular Variations on a Hindu Deity ]. Guy L. Beck . Albany, NY . SUNY Press . 2005 . 978-0-7914-6415-1.
• Brzezinski . J. K. . 1992 . Prabodhānanda, Hita Harivaṃśa and the Rādhārasasudhānidhi . . 55 . 3 . 472–497 . 620194 . 10.1017/S0041977X00003669. 161089313 .
• Rosenstein . Lucy . 1998 . The Rādhāvallabha and the Haridāsā Samprādayas: A Comparison . . 7 . 1 . 5–18.
• Book: Snell. Rupert. [{{Google books|jOs-G0-VIWQC|page=|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} The Eighty-four Hymns of Hita Harivaṃśa: An Edition of the Caurāsī Pada]. 1991. Delhi; London. Motilal Banarsidass

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• Book: White . Charles S. J. . [{{Google books|X8Q_zgEACAAJ|page=|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} The Caurāsī Pad of Śri Hit Harivaṃś: Introduction, Translation, Notes, and Edited Braj Bhaṣa ]. Asian studies at Hawaii, 16 . 1977 . University Press of Hawaii . Honolulu . 9780824803599 . 0066-8486.

External links

• • Radha — The Supreme Goddess of Vrindavan

Notes and References

1. Book: Gupta . Ravi . The Bhagavata Purana: Sacred Text and Living Tradition . Valpey . Kenneth . 2013-03-26 . Columbia University Press . 978-0-231-14999-0 . 192 . en.
2. Book: Vemsani . Lavanya . Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names . 2016 . Santa Barbara . ABC-Clio . 978-1-61069-211-3 . 2020-12-25 . 2023-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320150458/https://books.google.com/books?id=4fw2DAAAQBAJ&q=Radhavallabha&pg=PA224 . live .
3. Encyclopedia: Lochtefeld . James G. . Radha . The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N–Z . 2002 . The Rosen Publishing Group . 978-0-8239-3180-4 . 542.
4. Book: Balfour, Edward . The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia: Commercial, Industrial and Scientific, Products of the Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal Kingdoms, Useful Arts and Manufactures . 1885 . B. Quaritch . 3rd . London . 62 . en . 2022-07-29 . 2023-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230320150436/https://books.google.com/books?id=3U0OAAAAQAAJ&dq=worship+radha&pg=PA62 . live .
5. Book: Rājaśekhara Dāsa . 2000 . [{{Google books|Q1cvAAAAYAAJ|page=|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} The Color Guide to Vṛndāvana: India's Most Holy City of Over 5,000 Temples ]. Vedanta Vision Publication .
6. Web site: Live . A. B. P. . प्रेमानंद जी महाराज वृंदावन का जीवन परिचय जान आप रह जाएंगे हैरान, यहां पढ़ें इनकी जीवनी . 2023-07-09 . ABP News . hi.