


S.L.No. NAME                                                    SOURCE

H. 1.   HADA GHOSH                                              GVA
H. 2.   HADA GOVINDA                                            GVA
H. 3.   HADAI PANDITA                                           GVA
H. 4.   HALA SATAVAHANA                                         GVA
H. 5.   HALAYUDHA                                               GVA
H. 6.   HALAYUDHA                                               VISVAKOS
H. 7.   HALAYUDHA PANDITA                                       GVA,CCU
H. 8.   HALAYUDHA THAKURA                                       GVA
H. 9.   HALADHARA                                               GVA
H. 10.  HARABOLA                                                GVA
H. 11.  HARAGOVINDA                                             VISVAKOS
H. 12.  HAREKRSNA ACARYA                                        GVA
H. 13.  HAREKRSNA DASA                                          GVA
H. 14.  HAREKRSNA DASA BABAJI                                   GVJ
H. 15.  HARI                                                    GVA
H. 16.  HARI                                                    VISVAKOS
H. 17.  HARI ACARYA                                             GVA,CCU
H. 18.  HARI BHATTA                                             GVA,CCU
H. 19.  HARI BHATTA                                             VISVAKOS
H. 20.  HARICANDRA                                              VISVAKOS
H. 21.  HARI DATTA                                              VISVAKOS
H. 22.  HARI DUVEY                                              GVA
H. 23.  HARI GOPA                                               GVA
H. 24.  HARI HOADA                                              GVA
H. 25.  HARI MAULIKA (HARI KANJILAL)                            GVA
H. 26.  HARI NANDI                                              CCU
H. 27.  HARI RAYA                                               GVA
H. 28.  HARI THAKURA                                            GVJ
H. 29.  HARIBOLANANDA THAKURA                                   GVJ
H. 30.  HARICANDANA                                             GVA
H. 31.  HARICANDANA                                             GVA
H. 32.  HARICANDANA                                             GVA
H. 33.  HARICANDANA                                             GVA
H. 34.  HARICANDRA RAYA                                         GVA
H. 35.  HARICARANA DASA                                         GVA,CCU,VISVAKOS
H. 36.  HARICARANA DASA BABAJI                                  GVJ
H. 37.  HARIDASA                                                GVA
H. 38.  HARIDASA                                                GVA
H. 39.  HARIDASA                                                GVA
H. 40.  HARIDASA                                                GVA
H. 41.  HARIDASA                                                GVA
H. 42.  HARIDASA                                                GVA
H. 43.  HARIDASA                                                VISVAKOS
H. 44.  HARIDASA ACARYA (DVIJA HARIDASA)                        GVA
H. 45.  HARIDASA BRAHMACARI                                     GVA,CCU
H. 46.  HARIDASA BRAHMACARI                                     GVA,CCU
H. 47.  HARIDASA DASA                                           GVA
H. 48.  HARIDASA DVIJA                                          CCU
H. 49.  HARIDASA GOSVAMI                                        GVA
H. 50.  HARIDASA LAGHU                                          CCU
H. 51.  HARIDASA PANDITA                                        GVA
H. 52.  HARIDASA SADHU                                          VISVAKOS
H. 53.  HARIDASA SIROMANI                                       GVA
H. 54.  HARIDASA BABAJI MAHASAYA                                GVJ
H. 55.  HARIDASA SVAMI                                          GVA,VISVAKOS
H. 56.  HARIDASA THAKURA                                        GVA,VISVAKOS,CCU
H. 57.  HARIDASA THAKURA                                        GVA
H. 58.  HARIDASA VAIRAGI                                        GVA
H. 59.  HARIHARA                                                GVA
H. 60.  HARIHARANANDA                                           GVA
H. 61.  HARIHARANANDA                                           GVA,CCU
H. 62.  HARIKRSNA DASA                                          GVA
H. 63.  HARIKESAVA                                              GVA
H. 64.  HARIMOHANA SIROMANI GOSVAMI                             GVA,GVJ
H. 65.  HARINATHA                                               VISVAKOS
H. 66.  HARINATHA GANGULI                                       GVA
H. 67.  HARINARAYANA                                            GVA
H. 68.  HARINARAYANA                                            GVA
H. 69.  HARIPRASADA                                             GVA
H. 70.  HARIPRIYA (NANDARAMA)                                   GVA
H. 71.  HARIPRIYA DASA                                          GVA
H. 72.  HARIPRIYA DEVI                                          GVA
H. 73.  HARIRAMA                                                GVA
H. 74.  HARIRAMA (Premi)                                        GVA
H. 75.  HARIRAMA ACARYA                                         GVA
H. 76.  HARIRAMA DASA                                           GVA
H. 77.  HARIRAMA SUKLA VYASA (VYASASVAMI)                       GVA,VISVAKOS
H. 78.  HARISCANDI (HARISCANDRI)                                VISVAKOS
H. 79.  HARISCANDRA RAYA                                        GVA
H. 80.  HARISUNDARA BHAUMIK                                     GVJ
H. 81.  HARIVALLABHA                                            GVA
H. 82.  HARIVALLABHA SARKAR                                     GVA
H. 83.  HARIVAMSA (HITA HARIVAMSA)                              GVA,VISVAKOS
H. 84.  HARI VYASADEVA                                          GVA
H. 85.  HARIVYASA MISRA                                         VISVAKOS
H. 86.  HARU THAKURA                                            VISVAKOS
H. 87.  HASTIPGOPALA                                            GVA,CCU
H. 88.  HEMADRI                                                 GVA
H. 89.  HEMALATA DEVI                                           GVA
H. 90.  HEMALATA DEVI                                           GVA
H. 91.  HIRA                                                    GVA
H. 92.  HIRAMADHAVA DASA                                        GVA
H. 93.  HIRANYA DASA                                            GVA
H. 94.  HIRANYA PANDITA                                         GVA
H. 95.  HIRANYA PANDITA                                         GVA
H. 96.  HORAKI THAKURANI                                        GVA
H. 97.  HRIDAYACAITANYA (HIRANYAKA)                             GVA,CCU
H. 98.  HRIDAYANANDA                                            GVA
H. 99.  HRIDAYANANDA DASA                                       GVA
H. 100. HRIDAYANANDA SENA                                       GVA
H. 101. HUSSAIN KHAN SAIYYAD                                    GVA


H. 1.   HADA GHOSH:

        A resident of Kasiyadi in the district of Mursidavad. Hada Ghosh was a disciple of Syamananda Prabhu.

H. 2.   HADA GOVINDA:

        He was a disciple of Gatigovinda Thakura, son of Srinivasa Acarya.  Hada Govinda's father was Janaki Visvasa. (Karnananda 2)

H. 3.   HADAI PANDITA (MUKUNDA OJHA \ HADDIPA PANDITA):

        A brahmana by caste, Hadai Pandita descended from the family-line of Narayana Bhatta Caturvedi.  In previous incarnations he was Vasudeva and Dasaratha (Gauraganoddesadipika 40).  Within Bengal he was known as Haddipa Pandita. However, a manu
script written by Jayakrsna dasa and Devakinandana dated 1702 AD. refers to him as Paramananda, while the printed edition of Vaisnava-vandana refers to him as Mukunda Ojha.  Perhaps his nickname was Hadai Pandita and his real name was Mukunda Ojha.
Hadai Pandita had seven sons born of his wife Padmavati Devi.  Nityananda Prabhu was his eldest son.  the other six where: Krsnananda, Sarvananda, Brahmananda, Purnananda, Premananda, and Visudananda (Premavilasa 24).  Hadai lived at Ekacakra. (See C
Bh. 1.9.91, 2.3.71,75, 2.3.96)

H. 4.   HALA SATAVAHANA:

        King Hala Satavahana composed a book titled Gathasaptasati in the common language of Maharastra, wherein Radha-Krsna lila has been described.  There is some controversy regarding the date which this book was compiled: According to R.G. Bhanda
rkar it was in 69 AD; Weber states that it was 467 AD.; and Dr. S.K. De in his Sanskrit Poetics 11 p.115 indicates the correct time to be 467 AD. (See `Gathasaptasati'-prasanga)

H. 5.   HALAYUDYA:

        He was the ninth in the descending family-line of Yajurvedi Daksa Maharsi of the Kasyapa-gotra, and one of the five Gauda brahmanas who were brought from Kanyakuvja by Maharaja Adisura.  Halayudha was fourth in the descending family-line of J
agannatha dasa Vaisnavacarya Gosvami of Sripata Kasthakata in the Dacca district (Bangladesh). Halayudha was a minister in the court of Raja Laks Sena.  He wrote many books of `Memoirs'.

        It is said that in Halayudha's youth he committed the sin of attempting to seduce his stepmother in the absence of his father.  To atone for his sin, Halayudha decided to burn himself in a `tusanala', but was saved by the intervention of Sri
Damodara Salagrama.

H. 6.   HALAYUDHA:

        This Halayudha was a poet who composed a book entitled Sadyuktikarnamrtadhrita. (Visvakos Vol. 22 p. 536)

H. 7.   HALAYUDHA PANDITA:

        According to Anantasamhita, Halayudha Pandita was an associate of Nityananda Prabhu and one of the Dvadasa Gopala's.  His Sripata was at Ramacandrapur in Navadvipadhama, situated on the north-west bank of the Ganges.  The original Ramacandrap
ur disappeared after some time due to the shifting course of the river Ganges.  The village which exists now by the same name was constructed about 70 to 75 years ago.

        There is some controversy regarding the past incarnation of Halayudha; Vaisnava-acara-darpana refers to him as "Upagopal", whereas others argue that he was "Sarvagopala" (the second in purva-lila), while others say that he was "Pavala Gopala"
 and Virahu sakha.  (Gauraganoddesadipika 134, Vaisnava-acara-darpana)

H. 8.   HALAYUDHA THAKURA:

        He was a devotee of Lord Gauranga (Vaisnava-vandana)

H. 9.   HALADHARA:

        He was a disciple of Syamananda Prabhu. (Premavilasa 20)

H. 10.  HARABOLA:

        He was a notorious Muslim king who operated in the neighbouring areas of the Midnapore district.  Upon receiving the grace of Syamananda Prabhu, Harabola organized and financed a mahotsava at Alamgunj which continued for three days. (Rasikama
ngala Daksina 11.3-15)

H. 11.  HARAGOVINDA:

        On behalf of the Vaisnava community he compiled Mahimahstavatika.

H. 12.  HAREKRSNA ACARYA:

        He compiled a tika entitled Valatosani on Harinamamrta-vyakarana written by Jiva Gosvami.  However, because Harekrsna had to leave for Vraja he was unable to complete the tika. The unfinished portion of the work was completed, after a thoroug
h revision, by Gopicarana dasa. It is regrettable that the Baharampur edition of this book has become illegible due to innumerable printing mistakes.

H. 13.  HAREKRSNA DASA:

        Harekrsna dasa was one of the translators of Rasapancadhyaya.  He was a Vaisnava poet, who composed padas nos. 60 and 1372 included within Padakalpataru.  In his article published in Ananda Bazar Patrika, Amulya Mukhopadhayaya mentions a coll
ection of 63 padas composed by Harekrsna dasa.  Since names such as Bhugarbha Gosvami, Pandita Gadadhara, Pujari Gosvami and others are referred to in these padas, it may be assumed that Harekrsna dasa appeared about 300 years ago.

H. 14.  HAREKRSNA DASA BABAJI:

        This saint's life was an outstanding example for lovers of Krsna-bhajana to emulate.  He performed those activities related to the maintenance of his body as quickly as possible, literally running from place to place.  For example, he would r
ise very early in the morning and chant his rounds.  Then, picking up an earthen water-pot, he would quickly run for his routine ablution and bath; rush back home to apply tilak (using a broken mirror); offer a few bunches of tulasi leaves to Giriraj
a on the raised tulasi plant; pick up his begging cloth and run along for madhukari collection.  In no time he returned to study the hand written translation of Catupuspanjali; quickly eat something out of his madhukari collection and immediately set
tle down to practice bhajana until the evening hours; Thereafter, he would repeat his routine of ablution and bath, running all the time, and again sit down to continue his bhajana.  He did not partake of any food at night.  No one knew whether he sl
ept at night at all.

        In his old-age, Harekrsna dasa lived at Nutan-ghera near Radha-kunda.  During this time he took prasada sent to him from the temple of Radhavinoda, served by Rajarsi Bahadura. Once Kamini Kumar Ghosh, having heard of Babaji's deep attachment
to bhajana, approached Harekrsna dasa and said, "From my childhood I have always felt drowsy and as such cannot practice bhajana.  Please shower your mercy on me." Babaji replied, "Do the newly married couple sleep easily? Your drowsiness will disapp
ear if, in the course of your dhyana, you bring within your mental vision an ornamented `siddha-deha' and try to identify types of ornaments decorating various limbs of the deha."  When Kamini babu asked whether he could come occasionally for Babaji'
s carana-darsana, the latter said, "Yes, but do not stay for a long time."

        A few month later, on the occasion of Sarada-purnima (full moon night of Asvin-Sept\Oct) Vaisnava residents of Vraja, after doing kirtana-parikrama of Srikunda, went to deliver payasa bhoga to Harekrsna dasa babaji at his place, when they dis
covered the Babaji had passed away in a sitting posture on his asana.

H. 15.  HARI:

        He was a disciple of Rasikananda Prabhu. (Rasikamangala Pascima 14.111)

H. 16.  HARI:

        He was a Sanskrit poet whose name is mentioned in Padyavali. (Visvakos Vol. 22, p. 479)

H. 17.  HARI ACARYA:

        He belonged to the lineage of Gadadhara Pandita.  He was Kalaksi in his past incarnation. (Gauraganoddesadipika 196,207, CC. 1.12.84, Sakhanirnayamrta 22)

H. 18.  HARI BHATTA:

        Although he was a brahmana from the south, Hari Bhatta lived in Gaudadesa.  He was one of the many devotees of Lord Caitanya who were individually introduced by Gopinatha Acarya (brother-in-law of Vasudeva Sarvabhauma) to Maharaja Prataparudr
a on the occasion of the Rathayatra at Jagannatha Puri. (CC. 2.11.87,159)

H. 19.  HARI BHATTA:

        Hari Bhatta was a poet whose compositions have been included in Subhasitavali. (Visvakos Vol. 22, p. 506)

H. 20.  HARICANDRA:

        Haricandra was a poet.  Some of his padas have been included in Saduktikarnamrta (Visvakos Vol. 22. p. 480)

H. 21.  HARIDATTA:

        He was a poet.  Some of his works, composed in Sanskrit, have been included in Sadyuktikarnamrta. (Visvakos Vol. 22, p. 488)

H. 22.  HARI DUVEY:

        Hari Duvey was the professor under whom Rasikananda Prabhu studied Srimad Bhagavatam. (Rasikamangala Purva 9.68)

H. 23.  HARI GOPA:

        He was a disciple of Syamananda Prabhu.  His Sripata was at Dharenda in the district of Midnapore. (Premavilasa 20)

H. 24.  HARI HODA:

        Hari Hoda was a resident of Badagachigrama situated in the north of Navadvipa.  He was an independent king during the reign of Pathana.  His father, Visnu Hoda, came from a kulin Kayastha family.  Hari Hoda's son, Krsnadasa, was an associate
and great devotee of Nityananda Prabhu.

H. 25.  HARI MAULIKA (HARI KANJILALA):

        Hari Maulika was a very powerful Zamindar, and one of the well-known twelve-bhuinya.  He became a disciple of Narottama Thakura, perhaps, following the footsteps of Cand Raya, who, after receiving the blessing of Narottama, embraced Vaisnavis
m along with his relatives and associates.

        Hari Maulika was the Dewan as well as the chief of the army under Cand Raya, who had a cavalry of five thousand horses and a large amount of soldiers.  In appreciation of Hari Maulika's valor, Cand Raya awarded him the title of `Maulika' and
a grant of Vidagrama mouja within Vikrampore in the district of Dacca (Bangladesh).

        Descendants of Hari Maulika's came to live at Kalighata, but later settled down at Agarapadagrama in district 24 Paraganas.  There a smriti-mancha of Nityananda Prabhu, who spent some days there, is still in existence.  Namakirtana of Sri Nit
ai-Gauranga is held regularly at this place.

H. 26.  HARI NANDI:

        Hari Nandi's name is mentioned on p. 88 of Caitanyamangala by Jayananda.

H. 27.  HARI RAYA:

        He was a disciple of Syamananda Prabhu. (Premavilasa 20)

H. 28.  HARI THAKURA:

        Hari Thakura was the son and disciple of Gatigovinda Prabhu. (Karnananda 2)

H. 29.  HARIBOLANANDA THAKURA:

        This Vaisnava saint was born on Janmastami day at Gangananadapur village near Jhikargacha railway station in the district of Jessore (now Bangladesh).  This village stands close to Sripata Vodhakhana.  Haribolananda's pre-initiated name was N
avincandra Bhattacarya and his younger brother was Benimadhav Bhattacarya.  Navin remained in family life until forty years of age, teaching the local rural school.  From his childhood Navin was impartial, truthful, self-controlled, simple, and charm
ing in his manners.  On the pretext of a minor property dispute in the family, Navin left home and went to Kalighat in Calcutta where he lay prostrate before goddess Kali until he received a divine command to travel all over India on foot and visit a
ll the pilgrimage-centers.

        On foot and penniless, Navin left on pilgrimage.  For several years he walked day and night throughout India to all the holy places.  However, he did not get any spiritual satisfaction and returned to Kalighat where he submitted himself befor
e the goddess.  It is said that the goddess appeared in physical form and directed Navin as follows:  "My child, in the Kali-yuga the name of Hari is the supreme essence and final truth.  You go on chanting Haribol incessantly and circulate this name
 among one and all indiscriminately, begging people to chant this Haribol nama."

        On receiving this command Navin began chanting Haribol nama continuously. Staying at Bagbazar (north Calcutta) he visited Kalighat (south Calcutta) daily on foot and whoever he met along the way he clasped that person's feet chanting "Haribol
, Haribol".  Navin would not release his clasp until the person responded by saying "Haribol".

        Once while passing along Chowringhee Road, Navin clasped the feet of an Englishman and kept chanting "Haribol". At first the Englishman did not understand the purpose of Navin's action.  Taking him to be a street beggar he offered some money.
  However, Navin did not let go of his feet.  Finally, being convinced that Navin was a lunatic, the Englishman began to whip him.  The whiplashes caused Navin's back to bleed, but still he held on to the foreigners feet.  A curious crowd watching th
e scene stood startled and mute, not understanding what was going on.  At last a Bengali gentleman came forward and explained to the Englishman that Navin didn't want any money but he wanted the Englishman to chant the name of God. Hearing this the E
nglishman knelt down to apologize and chanted the name of God in English.  Navin then released his feet, allowing him to go on his way.

        Until the last day of his life Navin chanted "Haribol" falling at the feet of whomever he came across, regardless of age, caste, creed, or religion.  Navin would also add "Haribol" to the name of every material object (bhata-Haribol, dal-Hari
bol, etc.).  He never talked to anyone unless Haribol was chanted before the conversation.  In this way Navin wandered around the lanes of Calcutta tirelessly distributing the holy name.  He wore a piece of cloth covering his waist, a simple covering
 on his upper-body, a hat made of discarded leaf-vessel (used for serving mahaprasada of Lord Jagannatha-Puri, a small sling bag hanging from his shoulder, and held a conch-shell in his hand.  He wandered about chanting "Haribol" ceaselessly.  Someti
mes he would blow the conch-shell in such a manner that the sound of his chanting of Haribol seemed to blend with the sound of the conch harmoniously and the listeners felt as if the two were one.  Sometimes the sound of the conch-shell resembled the
 sound of a human voice.  For this reason Navin came to known as Haribolananda Thakura.

        Large numbers of people in Calcutta were attracted by the supernatural power of Haribolananda.  Ksetranatha Mallika, a resident of Radhanatha Mallik Lane near College square, became a disciple of Haribolananda.  Haribolananda usually chose na
mes of the parsads of Lord Caitanya for naming each of his disciples and infused into him the characteristic divine bhava of that particular parsad.  He is known to have chosen the names of Nityananda, Ramananda, Srivasa, Gadadhara, etc. for his disc
iples, but none of his disciples are known to have been named after Lord Gauranga or Advaita Prabhu.  Each and every disciple of Haribolananda's chanted "Haribol" incessantly.  Emulating their guru, they greeted every visitor by falling prostrate at
their feet, offering humble obeisances.  The majority of his disciples came from low and backward castes such as blacksmiths, potters, washermen, and scavengers.  Only a handful of them came from upper castes.

        During an epidemic of Plague in Calcutta, Haribolananda, with the assistance of Ksetra Mallik, spent a considerable sum to carry out the Harinama-chanting in every lane of Calcutta. Groups of singers chanting Harinama moved in tram cars and a
rrangements were made all over the city for day and night sankirtana to be sung by various groups.  The revered Ramdasa Babaji, a witness to this event, said that during that period the entire city became so involved with this sankirtana that even Ch
ristian residents of the city would remove their hats and kneel down on the ground in respect while observing the sankirtana party. Even Muslims covered their necks and invited the groups inside their mosques to perform nama-kirtana.  They even joine
d the singers on the street, displaying their own banner and chanting from The Koran.  Many felt that the episode of Lord Caitanya's Mahasankirtana-lila was once more re-enacted.  Haribol Thakura was one of the notable pioneers of this type of sankir
tana program.

        On his way to Kalighat, Haribolananda learned that Ksetra Mallik had fallen victim of the plague and was about to die.  When Haribolananda visited Ksetra and asked how he felt, the latter made a gesture indicating that he was nearing the end.
 Haribolananda went straight to Kalighat and collected some water sanctified by the sword of goddess Kali, which he gave to Ksetra Mallik through the latter's attending servants. Haribolananda then instructed the attendants as follows: "This patient
will soon fall asleep.  After he wakes up, you should see that he is given some food, whatever he chooses to eat." After drinking that sanctified water, Ksetra, who had been without sleep for many days, fell into a deep sleep.  After four or five hou
rs, Ksetra woke up hungry and, as per his wish, was given rice with moongdal. Later he recovered fully. This gave wide recognition to Haribolananda, who fled to Kasi to avoid the disturbance that recognition entails.  At Kasi he chose Ganesmahalla, o
n the bank of Brahmakunda, as his place of bhajana.

        While staying at the garden-house at Calcutta, Haribolananda managed to enlarge the plot of land of the owner by digging earth from the Ganges with the help of his disciples.  His obedient disciples chanted nama continuously as instructed and
 ungrudgingly dug the earth throughout the day.  Once a disciple begged for some food in the evening as they had been without food for the whole day.  In mock-anger Haribolananda dissolved the Ganges-clay in cow-dung and offered it to the disciple as
 food.  The loyal disciple joyfully drank it saying that he had never tasted nectar like that in his life.  Haribolananda often told his disciples, "Look! I am a king because I can survive by taking only Ganges-clay."

        Haribolananda gave diksa in Krsnamantra to one Haricarana Dhada, a resident of Uttarpada, and named him Gadadhara Haribol.  Sometimes Haribolananda would swim across the Ganges to the house of Haricarana and stay there for a few days. There h
e would wander around on the banks of the Ganges and the neighbouring villages of Bali, Uttarpada, Konnagar etc., chanting "Haribol" loudly, thus attracting people, young and old.  He cast such a spell of attraction that the children would not leave
him alone.  Haribolananda loved the children deeply, he would chant with the them and give them prasada. Whenever he walked along a road chanting Haribol loudly, the children from houses on both sides of the road would come down to join him and follo


w him, also chanting "Haribol".  Thakura would then hold their feet and chant Haribol loudly, so also the children would do echoing him in great joy, which created an enjoyable scene for those present.

        Haribolananda had many well-known disciples; Ksetranatha Mallik; Vipincandra Cattopadhyaya, a resident of Makaddaha; Haricarana Dhada; Bhupal, a resident of Kamachati; Rajani-kanta Datta, a resident of Midnapore; Carucandra Pal, a resident of
 Badamanikpur in Midnapore; Vinay Maitra; Gadadhara Dasa; Nivaran; Sarat; Rakhal; etc.

        When Vipinbabu was a Munsiff of Raujan, Haribolananda, being attracted by Vipin's love, came there to pay him a visit.  After the evening kirtana session was over, Vipin requested Haribolananda to reveal the latter's svarupa. Thakura replied,
 "My son, I am Haribol."  For three or four hours Vipin tried to persuade Haribolananda to reveal his divine self.  Finally, around 11 pm., having failed in his attempt, Vipin took out his revolver and pointing to his own chest said: "Look Thakura ma
hasaya, either you are going to reveal your divine nature or else you shall have to suffer from the sin of killing a brahmana."  Saying this Vipin reached for the trigger.  Haribolananda suddenly said, "I am saksat (direct incarnation ) of Sri Advait
acandra, the Lord of Santipura."  Vipin immediately fell at the feet of his guru and prayed, "Then please pledge that you have granted your lotus-feet to Vipinvihari Cattopadhyaya, the second son of the late Syamacaran Cattopadhyaya."  At first Harib
olananda did not commit himself, but later, in the presence of Ramananda (Vinay Maitra) and Bada Ma (the Wife of Vipin's elder brother) and others, he granted the desire of Vipin.

        When Vipin stayed at Makaddaha, Kalna, and other places, Haribolananda visited him regularly.  Haribolananda never allowed for even the most trifling thing to be wasted.  He would collect dried branches of betelnut, coconut trees lying in the
 garden, and carry these on his own shoulders insider Vipin's house to be used for cooking bhoga for the deities. He wouldn't even throw away burnt ashes, he would sieve them thoroughly and use them for cleaning clothes.

        He was very strict with his disciples to ensure that they acted properly.  The disciple who chanted Harinama constantly was very dear to him, while others who performed all their rituals meticulously yet failed to chant Harinama as desired we
re ignored.  Haribolananda used to say that a devotee who chanted Harinama continuously, but could not fully carry out the prescribed practices was worth 63 paise, while those who followed practices carefully but cheated in their chanting were not wo
rth more than 1 paise.  If a devotee who chanted Harinama ever committed any wrong, Haribolananda would not bother to take notice of him, but he would never tolerate aparadha committed to a devotee.

        Haribolananda's disciple Gadadhara chanted Harinama so loudly that the residents of the entire village could hear his voice clearly, but Gadadhara was indifferent to the practice of sadacara.  Haribolananda knew this yet he never said anythin
g about it.  But once Gadadhara committed a sin in the house of a devotee and the latter complained to Haribolananda, who immediately called Gadadhara to him and said, "From today I am withdrawing all prema I had bestowed upon you." Gadadhara, being
deserted by his guru, left the place.  He lost his golden voice and as long as he lived he remained in a deeply depressed state.  This incident bears out how spiritually powerful Haribolananda was in showering and also withdrawing Krsnaprema.

        Haribolananda also deserted Vinay for disregarding his command.  However Vinay served the beloved devotee of Haribolananda's, Vipin, and eventually was forgiven by Thakura.  During Vipin's stay at Nadail, Vipin's wife arranged to bring Vinay
back in their home.

        It was quite difficult to understand what Haribolananda actually meant to say when he spoke.  To teach an offending disciple a lesson Haribolananda would tactfully take the blame upon himself, which not only corrected the offender but taught
other devotees nicely.

        Haribolananda spoke as follows, "The Haribolnama contains guru, Gaura, Gopi, Radhesyama, and everyone else; only by chanting Haribol one repeats all nama.  You take me inside a forest and chop off my head and if that dislodged head doesn't co
ntinue to chant Haribol, then you can stop chanting Haribol forever."

        Haribolananda was deeply devoted to his mother and nursed her on her death-bed.  When he offered seva to the Gopala Deity, he took care to perform every detail with his own hands.  Whenever he desired to do Vaisnava-seva, he would cook a vess
el full of khicdi and wait outside.  Anyone who passed by he invited to partake of prasada.  After serving prasada to all the devotees he would come back home.  He strictly ordered his disciples to take bath three times daily, take food in moderation
, and chant the holy name continuously.  He never condoned any lapses committed by a disciple.

        Haribolananda died on Varahadvadasi day.  He had deep affection for the devout Ramdasa Babaji.  Even after the death of Haribolananda, he went one morning to the house of the Sil family, blowing his conch.  He asked Advaita dasa Babaji where
Ramdasa Babaji was and Advaita asked him to wait while he went inside to get Ramadasa.  As soon as Advaita dasa left, Haribolananda disappeared.  When Ramdasa came and found no one outside he burst into tears.  Everyone then realized that Haribolanan
da was dead for some days.

H. 30.  HARICANDANA:

        A resident of Orissa and an employee of Maharaja Prataparudra, Haricandana served as a sevait of Lord Jagannatha.  For the details of the story regarding the confrontation between Haricandana and Srivasa Pandita in front of Lord Jagannatha's
ratha-car, see CC. 2.13.91-93, 2.13.97

H. 31.  HARICANDANA:

        He was a disciple of Rasikananda Prabhu.  His surname was Mangaraja. (Rasikamangala Pascima 14.106)

H. 32.  HARICANDANA:

        He was a disciple of Rasikananda Prabhu. (Rasikamangala Pascima 14.132)

H. 33.  HARICANDANA:

        He was a disciple of Rasikananda Prabhu. (Rasikamangala Pascima 14.145)

H. 34.  HARICANDRA RAYA:

        He was a dacoit in his earlier life, but later became a disciple of Narottama Thakura and was named Haridasa. Haricandra relinquished his Zamindary estate of Jalapantha (?) and lived as a devotee of Lord Gauranga. (Narottamavilasa 10, p.164)

H. 35.  HARICARANA DASA:

        A disciple of Acyutananda, Haricarana was a Vaisnava padakarta.  He composed  a book entitled Advaitamangala based on the life of Advaita Prabhu. (CC. 1.12.64, Visvakos Vol. 22, p. 480)

H. 36.  HARICARANA DASA BABAJI: (Vrndavana, Kusumasarovara)

        After Gaura Siromani passed away, Haricarana dasa Babaji shifted to Radha-kunda to practice bhajana.  Later, he also lived at the `chatri' at Kusumasarovara at the time when Ramakrsna Pandita Babaji was doing bhajana at Syama-kutir. At that t
ime Balabantarao Bhaiya Saheb, the step-brother of the Maharaja of Gwalior, having acquired bhakti-vija through some graceful source, came to Ramakrsna Pandita to learn bhajana-sadhana.  Considering Haricarana dasa to be the most competent person to
teach bhajana to students like Bhaiya Saheb, Ramakrsna Pandita sent Bhaiya Saheb to Haricarana.  Bhaiya Saheb stayed with Haricarana dasa and in due course constructed a temple and a garden near Kusumasarovara for the seva of the Radhakantajiu deity
and other Vaisnava devotees. For those devotees who lived far away from Vraja, Bhaiya Saheb made a scholarship by way of permanent monthly financial aid for such devotees and also made adequate provision funds titled `Radhakanta fund' covered under G
overnment security. He formed a `Managing Committee' under the chairmanship of the Collector of Mathura in order to ensure fair disbursement of funds for `seva-work' as well as regular payment of monthly grants to devotees.  This work is being done e
fficiently even today.

        Haricarana dasa was a contemporary of Radharamana Carana dasa deva and he witnessed many manifestation of Radharamana Carana's lila during the latter's stay in Vrndavana.

H. 37.  HARADASA:

        He was a disciple of Narottama Thakura. (Premavilasa 20, Narottamavilasa 12)

H. 38.  HARADASA:

        A resident of Orissa, Haridasa was a devotee of Lord Gauranga.  He is the author of Mayuracandrika.

H. 39.  HARIDASA:

        He was a disciple of Syamananda Prabhu. (Rasikamangala Daksina 1..94)

H. 40.  HARIDASA:

        He was a Padakarta.  Six padas composed by him have been included in Padakalpataru (pada no. 3014 is excellent)

H. 41.  HARIDASA:

        He was an associate of Lord Caitanya and an accomplished kirtaniya.  He was Raktaka in his past incarnation. (Gauraganoddesadipika 138)

H. 42.  HARIDASA:

        See S\L No. 50 under Index "C".

H. 43.  HARIDASA:

        He was a well-known scholar of Bhaktisastra.  Haridasa, who was a relative of Biththalesvara, wrote many small books on Bhakti-tattva.  The following works of Haridasa in Sanskrit are worth mentioning: Aisvaryavavivarana; Kamakhyadosavivarana
: Tippanayasaya; Navaratnera-tika based on Navaratna-prakasa by Vallabacarya; Nirodhalaksana-vivriti; Vedantasiddhantakaumudi; Srutikalpadrum; Slokapancakavivarana; Siddhantarahasyavritikarika; Sevanabhavanakavya; Sevaphalastotravivriti; Svamargadhar
mavivarana (Visvakos vol. 22, p.488).

        Haridasa was also popular as `Bada Haridasa'.  The seventy-second branch of the original tree was this Dvija Haridasa, an associate of Lord Caitanya. (CC. 1.10.112)

        He was the son of Nrsimha, the chief of Brahmana-kula. According to GVA, after the disappearance of Lord Caitanya, Haridasa wanted to end his life.  But in a dream the Lord commanded him to give up this idea and instead go to Vrndavana.  Foll
owing the order of the Lord, Haridasa immediately embraced vairagya and lived from then on in Vrndavana.  Later, upon meeting Srinivasa Acarya in Vrndavana, Haridasa requested him to give diksa to his two sons; Sridasa and Gokuladasa (alias Gokulanan
da).  Haridasa Acarya passed away on the eleventh lunar day of the dark fortnight, immediately after Srinivasa Acarya left Vrndavana for Gauda.

        Haridasa Acarya's Sripata is at Kancanagadiya in the district of Mursidabad. (Bhaktiratnakara 1.485-486, 6. 326-327, 9.78)

H. 45.  HARIDASA BRAHMACARI:

        He belonged to the lineage of Advaita Prabhu (CC. 1.12.62).

H. 46.  HARIDASA BRAHMACARI:

        He belonged to the lineage of Gadadhara Pandita. (CC. 1.12.79, Sakhanirnayamrta 7)

H. 47.  HARIDASA DASA: (Sridhama Navadvipa, Haribola-kutir)

        The author of GVA (Gaudiya Vaisnava Abhidhana), Haridasa Dasa was initially known as Harendra Kumar Cakravarti. He was born in Sept. 1898 AD. at Mahugrama of Pheni sub-division in the district of Noakhali (Bangladesh).  Harendra's father, Gag
anacandra Tarkaratna, as well as his grandfather, Golakacandra Nyayaratna, were both well-known scholars.  His younger brother, Manindrakumar Cakravarti, renounced home in his childhood.  After embracing vesasraya he came to be known as Mukundadasa b
abaji and lived at the Haribole kutir in Navadvipa for 15 years as Haridasa Dasa's godbrother.

        From an early age Harendrakumar was a meritorious student and passed all examinations with merit.  He passed his M.A. examination in Sanskrit (Vedanta-sakha) standing first in order of merit, for which he received an award of a Gold medal.  P
rior to this, Haridasa received diksa from Vaisnavacarya Harimohana Siromani Prabhu.  Haridasa worked as a teacher in Isvara pathasala at Kumilla in order to earn enough money to repay a loan he had taken on behalf of his Guru, then gave up the job w
hen the debt was paid.  During his short teaching career he impressed everyone with his scholarly knowledge and strength of character.  As a teacher he was strict yet helpful to his students.  His sense of punctuality and discipline was unique.  By n
ature he was very affectionate to all.  Around this time he began to feel a deep urge to renounce his home, thus he eventually went to Navadvipa (and also Vrndavana) where he lived the life of a true Vaisnava. During this time he once again worked as
 a professor with Kumilla (Bangladesh) college for a short while.

        Later Harendrakumar accepted vesasraya under Giridhari Haribole Sadhu and became known as Haridasa dasa.  He spent quite some time living on madhukari in Navadvipa.  Giridhari Sadhu was popularly addressed as Haribol Sadhu on account of his h
abit of chanting "Haribol" kirtana very loudly.  Haridasa stayed with Giridhari Sadhu at Haribole kutir.  Henceforward Haridasa mentioned the name of Giridhari Haribole as his father's name.  Haridasa carefully avoided disclosing his family backgroun
d or his high academic qualifications.  If someone asked him about his own past he would say, "That man is dead."  Haribol Sadhu passed away in Puri in 1944 AD.

        During his stay at Vrndavana Haridasaji lived at Govinda-kunda observing a vow of strict seva.  There he received the merciful order from Manohara dasaji to search for extinct Gaudiya Vaisnava literature.  Haridasa dedicated himself completel
y to following this instruction until the end of his life.

        It seems that, through the grace of Lord Caitanya, Haridasa developed some sort of divine power which is evident from an episode described in an article written by Sri Surescandra Datta which appeared in the Phalguna, 1364 BS (Feb-Mar 1957 AD
.) edition of a Bengali monthly magazine published under the title "Sri Sri Sudarsa".  An excerpt from the said article is reproduced below:

        "Once Haridasa dasaji became depressed because despite his utmost effort he had failed to locate the manuscript of the book titled Krsnalilastava written by Sanatana Gosvami Prabhu.  He sat down on the bank of the Jamuna and with eyes filled
with tears he cried out, "Oh! Prabhu Sanatana". Suddenly he noticed a bundle of papers floating close to the shore.  He became curious and went to pick up the bundle of papers.  When Haridasaji opened the bundle he found, amongst some other papers, t
he ancient manuscript of Sanatana Prabhu's Krsnalilastava.  In ecstacy and breathing deeply, Haridasa clasped the manuscript to his heart, joyfully relishing the divine present.

        The works of Haridasa dasa are as follows:

1.Aryasatakam  2.Ascarya-rasapravandha  3.Ujjalanilamanih        4.Aisvaryakadambhini  5.Kavyakaustubha  6.Krsnajanmatithi Mahotsabhavidhi  7.Krsnavirudavali  8.Krsnahnika-kaumudi 9.Gayatribhasyam  10.Gitacandrodaya  11.Gopalatapani-tika 12.Gopalavir
udavali  13.Gauracaritracintamani 14.Gaurangavirudaval  15.Camatkara-candrika  16.Caitanyamata-manjusa  17.Chandakaustubha  18.Dasaslokibhasyam  19.Danakeli-cintamani  20.Durlavasarah  21.Nikunja-kelivirudavali 22.Paddhati  23.Krsnabhaktiratnaprakasa
h 24.Bhaktisarapradarsani  25.Mathura-mahatmayam  26.Madhava-mahotsava  27.Yogasarastava-tika  28.Govindaratimanjari 29.RadhaKrsnarcana-dipika  30.Krsnalilastava  31. Virudavali-Laksanam  32.Vrndavana-mahimamrtam  33.Syamananda-satakam 34.Rasamrtases
ah  35.Sadhanadipika  36.Siddhantadarpana 37.Bhaktirasamrtasindhuh  38.Svatma-pramodini  39.Gaudiya-Vaisnava-Jivani

H. 48.  HARIDASA DVIJA:

        According to BBM, Haridasa Dvija belonged to the lineage of Lord Caitanya.  His name is included in the list of devotes of Orissa (Vaisnava vandana).

H. 49.  HARIDASA GOSVAMI:

        Haridasa Gosvami descended from the family-line of Dvija Balarama Dasa Thakura.  He was a writer of Vaisnava literature and a historian.  He was the editor of a monthly magazine published under the title of "Gauranga-Visnupriya and compiled t
he books entitled Gauranga-mahabharata, Visnupriya nataka, and many others.

H. 50.  HARIDASA LAGHU:

        Haridasa Laghu accompanied Rupa Gosvami to the temple of
Viththalesvara for Gopala darsana (CC 2.18.52).  BBM mentions that it is not
known whether Haridasa Laghu was actually blessed with the darsana of Lord
Caitanya. (CCU.)







 
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