Harivyasa devacharya (c. 15th Century,[1][2]) also known as Harivyasa (Sanskrit: हरिव्यास देवाचार्य, हरिव्यास, romanized: Harivyāsa devācārya, Harivyāsa) was an Indian philosopher, theologian and poet.[3] He was born in a Gaud brahmin family.[4] He was the 35th ācārya of the Nimbārka Sampradāya. He lived in Vrindavana. He was a disciple of Shri Bhatta devacharya ji[5] and his nom-de-plume was Hari Priyā.[6] He also sent his twelve main disciples on missionary work throughout the India each of which founded their own sub-lineage, a few exists today.[7][8]
Works
editWorks of Harivyasa Devacharya:
- Premabhaktivibardhinī – A Sanskrit commentary on Śrī Nimbārkaṣṭottaraśatanāma (108 names of Śrī Nimbārka) of Sadānandabhaṭṭa.
- Śrī Gopāla Paddhati – The ritual manual.
- Mahāvāṇī (MahaVaNi) – The famous Braj language lyrical composition Śrīmadbhagavad Bhana Padāvalī, commentary on his preceptor Śrībhaṭṭa’s Yugalaśataka.[6][5]
- Vedānta Siddhānta ratnāñjalih (Vedanta Siddhanta Ratnanjali) – commentary on Vedanta KamaDhenu dashashloki of Nimbarkacharya.[9][10] It is further commented by Dr Swami Dwarkadasa kathia baba.
Life
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Harivyasa devacharya is linked with many extraordinary occurrences, The most renowned of these is his initiation of Durgā in the village of Caṭathāvala, an event famously recounted in the Nabhadāsa Bhaktamāla chappaya 77.[4]
Mahāvāṇī
editMahāvāṇī is well recognized text in braj bhasha it has five chapters.[11][12]
The five chapters of the Mahāvāṇī are:
- Sevā Sukha (128 padas), which describes the daily routine of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa,
- Utsāha Sukha (189 padas) detailing the celebration of the various festivals,
- Surata Sukha (106 padas) revealing the intimate pastimes,
- Sahaja Sukha (107 padas) going into further details about the couple,
- Siddhānta Sukha (44 padas) which summarises the philosophical position of the nikuñja līlā meditations.
References
edit- ^ Ramnarace 2014, p. 323.
- ^ Kaviraj, Gopinath (1965). काशी की सारस्वत साधना (in Hindi). Bihāra-Rāshṭrabhāshā-Parishad. p. 19.
- ^ Beck, Guy L. (2012-02-01). Alternative Krishnas: Regional and Vernacular Variations on a Hindu Deity. State University of New York Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-7914-8341-1.
- ^ a b Hindi Book Bhakt Charitank ( Bhaktmal ) Gita Press Gorakhpur ( Complete).
- ^ a b Madan, Sada Nand (1998). Śrīmad Bhāgavata and Medieval Hindi Poets. B.R. Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7646-024-8.
- ^ a b Hastalikhita Hindī Granthoṃ Kī Khoja Kā Vivaraṇa (in Hindi). Nāgarīpracāriṇī Sabhā. 1924.
- ^ Ramnarace 2014, p. 287.
- ^ Clémentin-ojha 1990, p. 345.
- ^ Kathiya baba, Dwarka dasa (2017). Vedāntasiddhāntaratnāñjaliḥ: Śrīvr̥ndāvanacandrikāvyākhyāsamvalitaḥ. Vārāṇasī: Bhāratīya Vidyā Saṃsthāna. ISBN 978-93-81189-61-0.
- ^ Naganath, Dr S. Srikanta Sastri, English Translation by S. (2022-05-11). Indian Culture: A Compendium of Indian History, Culture and Heritage. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-63806-511-1.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Gupta, Motīlāla (1982). Braj, the Centrum of Indian Culture. Agam Kala Prakashan. p. 37.
- ^ Linguistic Survey of India: Sikkim (2 volumes). Language Division, Office of the Registrar General. 2002.
Bibliography
edit- Ramnarace, Vijay (2014). Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa's Vedāntic Debut: Chronology& Rationalisation in the Nimbārka Sampradāya (PDF) (PhD thesis). University of Edinburgh.
- Clémentin-Ojha, Catherine (1990). "La renaissance du Nimbarka Sampradaya au XVIe siècle. Contribution à l'étude d'une secte Krsnaïte". Journal Asiatique (in French). 278. doi:10.2143/JA.278.3.2011219.