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Hindu tradition that reveres goddess Radha as the Supreme being
The
Radha Vallabha Sampradaya
(
Sanskrit
:
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,
romanized
:
R?dh?vallabhasamprad?ya
)
[4]
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
.
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Features
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According to the scholar Guy L. Beck, the Radha Vallabha Sampradaya has the following features, in comparison with
Krishnaite traditions
.
- 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.
[note 1]
- The tradition prefers to remain unaffiliated with any classical philosophical positions
and previous
four major Vaishnavite sampradayas
.
[note 2]
- It declines to produce theological and philosophical commentaries, based on pure
bhakti
, divine love.
- The founder and followers lived and lived as householders and
sannyasa
is not praised.
Scriptures
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The main scriptures of the sampradaya created in regional
Braj Bhasha
with status of the heaven language.
- Hita-Caur?s?
(
a.k.a.
Caur?s? Pad
) ? the eighty-four verses (hymns), the principal work of Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu.
- Vy?hulau 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)
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Lineage of Radha Vallabha Sampradaya
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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 'G?d? Sev?' is placed next to
Krishna
to signify her presence.
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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
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See also
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Notes
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References
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- ^
Gupta, Ravi; Valpey, Kenneth (2013-03-26).
The Bhagavata Purana: Sacred Text and Living Tradition
. Columbia University Press. p. 192.
ISBN
978-0-231-14999-0
.
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Vemsani, Lavanya (2016).
Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names
. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio.
ISBN
978-1-61069-211-3
.
Archived
from the original on 2023-03-20
. Retrieved
2020-12-25
.
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Lochtefeld, James G. (2002). "Radha".
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N?Z
. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 542.
ISBN
978-0-8239-3180-4
.
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Balfour, Edward (1885).
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
(3rd ed.). London: B. Quaritch. p. 62.
Archived
from the original on 2023-03-20
. Retrieved
2022-07-29
.
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De, Sushil Kumar (1942).
Early History of the Vaisnava Faith and Movement in Bengal from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources
. Calcutta: General Printers and Publishers. p. 6 note.
- ^
"???? (?????????)"
,
??????????
(in Hindi), 2021-05-06
, retrieved
2024-04-16
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R?ja?ekhara D?sa (2000).
The Color Guide to V?nd?vana: India's Most Holy City of Over 5,000 Temples
. Vedanta Vision Publication.
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Live, A. B. P.
"????????? ?? ?????? ??????? ?? ???? ????? ??? ?? ?? ?????? ?????, ???? ????? ???? ?????"
.
ABP News
(in Hindi)
. Retrieved
2023-07-09
.
Bibliography
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- Beck, Guy L. (2005).
"Krishna as Loving Husband of God: The Alternative Krishnology of the R?dh?vallabha 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). "Prabodh?nanda, Hita Hariva??a and the R?dh?rasasudh?nidhi".
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
.
55
(3): 472?497.
doi
:
10.1017/S0041977X00003669
.
JSTOR
620194
.
S2CID
161089313
.
- Rosenstein, Lucy (1998). "The R?dh?vallabha and the Harid?s? Sampr?dayas: A Comparison".
Journal of Vaishnava Studies
.
7
(1): 5?18.
- Snell, Rupert (1991).
The Eighty-four Hymns of Hita Hariva??a: An Edition of the Caur?s? Pada
. Delhi; London:
Motilal Banarsidass
; School of Oriental and African Studies.
ISBN
81-208-0629-8
.
- White, Charles S. J. (1977).
The Caur?s? Pad of ?ri Hit Hariva??: Introduction, Translation, Notes, and Edited Braj Bha?a
. Asian studies at Hawaii, 16. Honolulu: University Press of Hawaii.
ISBN
9780824803599
.
ISSN
0066-8486
.
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