

H. 65.    HARINATHA:

        He was the author of a tika on Bhagavannamakaumadi.

H. 66.  HARINATHA GANGULI:

        He was a member of the gang of dacoits under Cand Raya, but later became a great Vaisnava and became a disciple of Narottama Thakura. (Premavilasa 19)

H. 67.  HARINARAYANA:

        He was the ruler of Pancakota estate comprising Paresnatha hill range, right up to Burdwan.  He received diksa from the son of Trimallya Bhatta of Rangaksetra. Harinarayana's guru later put him under the care of Srinivasa Acarya Prabhu.  He w
as a devotee of Sri Ramacandra (Bhaktiratnakara 9.303 and 454-455)  Harinarayana inspired Govinda Kaviraja to write the book Ramacaritrageeta.

H. 68.  HARINARAYANA:

        He was a disicple of Rasikananda Prabhu. (Rasikamangala Pascima 14.156)

H. 69.  HARIPRASADA:

        He was a disicple of Srinivasa Acarya Prabhu.  (See under "Mohanadasa")

H. 70.  HARIPRIYA (alias NANDARAMA):

        He practised bhajana in Prakritibhava (as a woman).  He took diksa from Sita devi, the wife of Advaita Acarya.  He was born in a ksatriya family in the village of Haripura near Santipura.  He wrote Krsnamisracarita, a biography of Advaita Pra
bhu's son Krsna misra.

H. 71.  HARIPRIYA DASA:

        He was a great devotee from Vrndavana.  He was present at the time Syamananda Prabhu left Vrndavana. (Rasikamangala Purva 15.32)

H. 72.  HARIPRIYA DEVI:

        She was the wife of Dhananjaya Pandita, one of the twelve Gopalas associated wtih Nityananda Prabhu.

H. 73.  HARIRAMA (premi):

        He was a disciple of Srinivasa Acarya Prabhu. (Karnananda 1)

H. 75.  HARIRAMA ACARYA:

        He was born in a brahmana family in Samvat 1567 (1510 AD.) in the village of Odacha of Bundelkhand.  He was adisciple of Madhava, who belonged to the lineage of Madhavendra Puri, the guru of Lord Caitanya.  Bhaktamala 20/8 narrates how once o
n the occasion of a marriage, delicious food was cooked in Harirama's house and Harirama himself served the brahmanas and Vaisnavas that food.  This led to a quarrel between Harirama and his brothers.  On another occasion some persons from a low Hind
u caste called Hadi were passing by Harirama's house after attending a mahotsava and were carrying prasadam.  Harirama, who was indifferent to caste distinctions, took some prasadam from those Hadi caste people and ate it.  For these reasons, the bro
thers and cousins of Harirama drove him out of the house.  Harirama and his wife then went to Vrndavana and settled down.

        Once while a performance of the Rasalila was being enaacted in Vrndavana, the string of the ankle-bell worn by the boy playing the role of Radhika suddenly came apart. Harirama immediately tore off his sacred thread and used it to tie up the
ankle-bell.

        Harirama had three sons amongst whom he distributed his property and tried to send them back to Odacha with his wife. His wife, however, refused to leave him.

        Once Harirama's wife while serving food during Vaisnava-bhojana, accidentally served the best cream from the vessel of milk on the plate of Harirama, instead of a Vaisnava. Harirama was so infuriated that he drove his wife out of the house.
The deeply devout wife followed the order of her husband and after leaving the houe she sold her ornaments for Rs. 10,000.  With that money she established a temple and installed deities of Jugalkisor and began to serve Them.  This patched up the dif
ference between Harirama and his wife.  They had  agarden called Kisora vana or Vyasaji-ka shera, where the samadhi of Harirama and his wife lay.  It is said that Emperor Akbar donated many estates to Harirama in appreciation of his honesty.

        A number of Vani or padavali composed by Harirama and his wife are available.  The most well-known of these is called "Svadharmapaddhati".  Harirama wrote a dissertation titled "Navaratna"  wherein he evaluated the nine prameya acknowledged b
y Madhvacarya.

        The deity Jugalkisora installed by Harirama's wife is also called "Nawalkisor".  Some believe that Harirama found the deity in a well in Krsna vana.  Harirama stood in constant attention at the durbar (court) of Jugalakisora, carrying a spito
on in his hand.

H. 78.  HARISCANDI (HARISCANDRI):

        One Vaisnava sampradaya of Uttarprades (UP) is called Harischandi, named after the famous Surya-vansa King Hariscandra.  Raja Hariscandra renounced home after incurring the anger of Visvamitra.  This sampradaya primarily preaches the principl
e of vairagya and complete poverty as established by Raja Hariscandra.  He worked as a `Doma' (low caste Hindu undertaker) at the crematorium in Kasi and and counselled the candala's under whom he worked in `tattvopadesa'.  The majority of the member
s of this Hariscandi sampradaya are Doma.  Tehy believe that Lord Visnu is the Jagatakarta. (Visvakos vol. 22, p.512)

H. 79.  HARISCANDRA RAYA:

        He was the Zemindar of Jalapanth and a disciple of Narottama Thakura.  His Vaisnava name was Haridasa.  In his pre-Vaisnava life, he was a notorious dacoit-sustainer and was engaged in seditious activities (Premavilasa 19).  How Narottama won
 his heart and converted him into a Vaisnava is recorded in Narottamavilasa 10.176.

H. 80.  HARISUNDARA BHAUMIK (Bhuina) of Pabna:

        He was born at Kayada village near Siragunj in the district of Pabna (Bangladesh).  According to his family tradition, his father, Krsnamohana Bhaumik, belonged to the lineage of Narottama Thakura.  Harisundara lived a short family life and w
hile just beginning to earn his vread, he was ushered into the realm of Bhakti.  His contact with the devotees had such a profound impact upon him that right from the beginning he felt absorbed while listening to kirtana and forgot the world around h
im.  With thisw sudden change in his physical routine, Harisundara fell seriously ill.  He gave up worldly life and continued to practise bhajana right through the period of his illness and soon attained bhavabhakti.

        Harisundara went to Vrndavana with his family in 1890 AD at the time when Rajarsi Bahadur also arrived there.  Both were geratly delighted to come to know each other.  Rajarsi Bahadur offered Harisundara the positon of a Siksa-guru and begged
 him to stay with him.  After a brief stay at Vraja both Rajarsi Bahadur and Harisundara returned home via Navadvipa. Shortly afterwards, Rajarsi Bahadur aranged to bring Harisundara and his family to the former's capital at Banwarinagara.  Prior to
this, Rajarsi Babadur, with his deity Radhavinod, had visited Kayada village and met Harisundara. Thus Harisundara began to travel frequently between Banwarinagara and his own village home.

        In 1894 AD. Rajarsi Bahadur, along with his family and deity Radhavinod, returned to Vrndavana and also brought Harisundara and his family along to stay with him there.

        Harisundara remained in a transcendent state most of the time; he seldom drew his mind away from the feet of Radharani, in fact he would not even perform his daily routine unless so directed by Radharani.  Harisundara taught his devotees as f
ollows:  "Never do any work without the approval of Radharani and never do anything which is unharmonious with Her mood."

        For days Harisundara would go without food.  Often, he would fall critically ill, yet he always kept his mind steadyily fixed on his cherished goal.  Prior to leaving for Bengal in June-July of 1895 AD., Kamini Ghosh, along with the eldest so
n of Rajarsi Bahadur, approached Harisundara for permission to leave.  Harisundara said, "You are determined to go, but better you come back soon.  I won't live long because the hour for meeting (the cherished deities) has been fixed."

        When Kamini Ghosh returned to Vrndavana in early October 1895 he came to pay his obeisances to Harisundara, who said, "Good, you have come back."  Four or five days alter Harisundara developed a slight fever and passed away at the age of 65 y
ears on the Krsna-ekadasi day of Kartika (Oct-Nov) in Vrndavana.

H. 81.  HARIVALLABHA:

        After accepting `Vesa', Visvanatha Cakravarti was named Harivallabha.  He composed some Padas under the bhanita of only `Vallabha'. (See under "Visvanatha Cakravarti")

H. 82.  HARIVALLABHA SARKAR:

        He was a brahmana by caste and a disciple of Srinivasa Acarya Prabhu. (Karnananda 1)

H. 83.  HARIVAMSA (alias HITA HARIVAMSA):

        The founder of the Radhavallabha sampradaya, he was a brahmana from Gauda, born in 1473 AD.  Vyasa Misra was his father and Tara devi was his mother.  Vyasa MIsra worked with the govt. of the Delhi Emperor and was stationed at Badgram near Ma
thura.  At the age of eleven, Harivamsa married Krsnadasi and Manohara dasi, the two daughters of Dvija Anantarama of Cathaval village.

        He was originally a disciple of Gopala Bhatta, but was disowned by his guru for eating prasadam of betel-leaf of Radha during Harivasara. (Premavilasa 18)

        In October-November 1508 AD, Harivamsa installed the deity of Sri Radhavallabhaji at Purana sahar.  His noted disciples were Naravahan, Naval, Chavile, Gaha, Nahar, and Suvitan.  He constructed an altar called `Rasamandala' at Govindaghat and
 a  garden at Nikunjavana.  Harivamsa died in Sept-Oct 1551 AD.

        His noted works are Caurasiji and Mahavani in Hindi and Karmananda and Radharasasudhanidhi in Sanskrit.

        Both Premavilasa and Bhaktamal provide some information on the Radhavallabhi Sampradaya.  Members of this sampradaya worship a stone plaque bearing the name of Radha.  According to them, Lord Krsna is `Anukula Nayaka' (a lover attached to one
 beloved always).  They describe Radhika as `Svakiya nayika', upholding the episode of Krsna's marriage with Radhika at Bhandarivana, as narrated in Canto 15 of Brahmandapurana titled "Sri Krsnajanmakhanda".

H. 84.  HARI VYASADEVA:

        He was a disciple of SriBhatta of the Nimbarka sampradaya.  He wrote commentaries on Dasaloki bhasya of Nimbarka under the titles of Siddhantaratnanjali, Premabhaktivivardhini and in HIndi Mahavanipancaratna.  In most of his writings Harivyas
a upholds the superiority of Gaudiya siddhanta over the views held by foremost acaryas of the Nimbarka sect, such as PUrusottama. (Visvakos vol. 22, p.510)

H. 85.  HARIVYASA MISRA:

        He was the son of Arjuna Misra and wrote Vrttamuktavali in 1574 AD. (Visvakos vol. 22, p.511)

H. 86.  HARU THAKURA:

        He was born in Calcutta in 1738 AD. in a brahmana caste and was actually named Harekrsna Dirghangi.  He composed songs extempore on Harinama.  He died in 1813 AD. (Visvakos vol 22, p.524-525)

H. 87.  HASTIGOPALA:

        He belonged to the lineage of Gadadhara Pandita (CC. 1.12.86, Sakhanirnayamrta 61).  He was Harini in his past incarnation (Gauraganoddesadipika 196, 206).

H. 88.  HEMADRI:

        He was a minister in the kingdom of Devagiri, Maharastra, between 1260 AD. and 1309 AD.  Since he took refuge under Vopadeva, the latter's work titled Kaivalyadipika, a tika on Muktaphala, came to be associated with the name of Hemadri. His b
ook Caturvargacintamani is a vast compilation of works on Smriti; this Smriti is quite well-circulated in South India. Another work of his titled Ayurveda-rasayana is a tika on Astangahrdaya of Bagbhata.  In addition he wrote three other works titled
 Cintamini, Kamadhenu, and Kalpadrum.  His Rajaprasasti contains an account of the contemporary Yadava-royal family of Devagiri with a good deal of historical information.

H. 89.  HEMALATA DEVI:

        She was the eldest daughter of Srinivasa Acarya Prabhu and was married to Gopijanavallabha, the son of Ramakrsna Cattaraja of Manipur.  Hemalata is well-known as "Ardhakali". While she was holding vessels of cooked food in both hands and serv
ing brahmanas, her head became uncovered.  She immediately manifested two additional arms from her shoulders in order to properly cover her head.  She had a thorough command over Bhagavata-siddhanta and was a spirited preacher.  It is said (GVA) that
 when Rupa Kaviraja published a book supporting the Sahajiya view forging the name of Rupa Gosvami and passed taunting remarks to her guru, Hemalata tore off the kanthimala of Rupa Kaviraja and threw him out of the Vaisnava comunity.

H. 90.  HEMALATA DEVI:

        A resident of Budhuri, she was the duagher of Syamadasa Cakravarti and wife of Badu Gangadasa.  (Bhaktiratnakara 11.389, 11.399)

H. 91.  HIRA:

        She was the prostitute patronised by Ramacandra Khan, the notorious Zemindar of Kagajpukuriya village near Benapole. She was also called "Lakshahira" as she earned one lakh coins from Ramacandra Khan, who utilised her to interrupt the sadhana
 of Haridasa Thakura.  However, under the holy influence of Haridasa, she became a devout mahanti.  A house was built for Hira at Gayada-RAjapur near Kagajpukuriya.  The signs of the canal by which Ramacandra Khan use to reach HIra's house by boat ca
n be still be found today.  (See Jasohar Khulnar Itihas pp.364-365)

H. 92.  HIRAMADHAVA DASA:

He is shown as a disciple of Abhirama Thakura in Pataparyatana.  He hailed from Anantanagara near Khanakul Krsnanagar.

H. 93.  HIRANYA DASA:

        A kayastha by caste, he was the brother of Govardhana Majumdar, the king of Saptagrama and the paternal uncle of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami. (CC. 2.16.217-219)

        There is a Patavadi located at Krsnapura on the bank of the river Sarasvati in Saptagrama.  People call this "Sri RAghunatha dasa Gosvamira Patavadi".  Possibly Hiranya dasa and others lived in a palace somewhere there.  In that Patavadi Hari
dasa dasa found the drum used in the olden days for a musical instrument called "damama".  It was made of palm-tree-trunk.  When the Muslims invaded, the family deity Radhagoivnda was shifted elsewhere.  It is believed that the temple and deity prese
ntly located at a place called Khenksiyali in Chinsura belonged to the father of Raghunatha dasa Gosvami.

H. 94.  HIRANYA PANDITA:

        He belonged to the lineage of Lord Caitanya.  IN his past incarnation he was Yajnapatni of Vraja (Gauraganoddesadipika 192).

        CBh. 1.100 says that the episode of Lord Gauranga eating naivedya offered to the deity took place in Hiranya's house. (Also see CC. 1.10.70-71 and Caitanyamangala of Jayananda)

        Other sources inform that his Hiranya Pandita had two other brothers named Jgadisa and Mahesa Pandita.  Some information is found from the publication Jagadisa-caritra-vijaya.  (See also under "Jagadisa")

H. 95.  HIRANAYA PANDITA:

        A devout brahmana of Navadvipa and a great renunciate. In his temple NItyananda Prabhu and otehrs had lived.  Once a dacoit came there to rob NItyananda of his ornaments and instead, the dacoit and his associates were liberated. (CBh. 3.5.535
-703)

H. 96.  HORAKI THAKURANI:

        She was the wife of Banamali Kaviraja who belonged to the lineage of Raghunanadana Thakura of Srikhanda. (Srikhandera Pracina Vaisnava p. 229)

H. 97.  HRIDAYACAITANYA (HIRANYAKA):

        He was the son of Vaninatha and the nephew of Gadadhara Pandita Gosvami.  He was also known as Hridayananda.  With the permission of Gadadhara, Gauridasa Pandita took charge of Hridaya and then placed him in the seva of Gaura Nityananda at Am
vika-Kalna.  Hridayacaitanya was the diksaguru of Syamananda Prabhu. (Sakhanirnayamrta 58)

H. 98.  HRIDAYANANDA:

        According to Sakhanirnayamrtam of Jadunatha, he belonged to the lineage of Gadadhara.

H. 99.  HRIDAYANANDA DASA:

        He was the author of Krsnacaitanyaganoddesadipika.

H. 100. HRIDAYANANDA SENA:

        He belonged to the devote-line (gana) of Advaita Prabhu. (Premavilasa 19)

H. 101. HUSSAIN KHAN SAIYYAD:

        He first worked as an employee of Suvuddhi Raya (CC. 2.25.180-182), and later became the king of Gauda.  Hussain, under the advice of his wife, spoiled the Hindu religious sanctity of Suvuddhi Raya.  Rupa and Sanatana worked under him.  Hussa
in considered Lord Caitanya as the Supreme Lord. It was Hussain who kept Sanatana in confinement. (CC 2.25.180, 222, and 2.19.18-30)
 
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