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Jayadeva ( pronounced [dʑɐjɐˈdeːʋɐ]; born c. 1170 CE ), also spelt Jaideva, was a Sanskrit poet during the 12th century. He is most known for his epic poem Gita Govinda [2] which concentrates on Krishna 's love with the gopi, Radha, in a rite of spring. [3] .
Jayadeva (flourished 12th century) was an Indian author of the Sanskrit poem Gita Govinda (“Song of the Cowherd [Krishna]”). The son of Bhojadeva, a Brahman, he was born in the village of Kenduli Sasan, Orissa (now Odisha), near the city of Puri, and was married to Padmavati.
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Learn about the lyrical dance-drama of Gita Govindam, a mini-epic by Jayadeva, depicting the romance of Krishna and rādha, the divine couple. Explore the esoteric meaning of rasa lila, the ronde dance of Krishna and the gopi-s, and the role of rādha as the power of God.
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The Gita Govinda ( Sanskrit: गीतगोविन्दम्; IAST: gītagovindam) is a work composed by the 12th-century Hindu poet, Jayadeva. It describes the relationship between Krishna, Radha and gopis (female cow herders) of Vrindavan. [1] The Gita Govinda is organized into twelve chapters.
Jayadeva was an 11th-century Sanskrit poet and lyricist from present-day India. The works of Jayadeva have had a profound influence on Indian culture.
Jayadeva was one of the most popular Sanskrit poets and his Gītagovindakāvya has made him immortal in the annals of Indian literature. He was born to Bhojadeva and Rāmā devī in the village Kendubilva or Kenduli of Bengal.
Three hundred years before the appearance of Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Shri Jayadeva Goswami served as the court pandita of Shri Lakshmana Sena, King of Bengal. Jayadeva and Padmavati (his wife and an expert dancer) used to worship Lord Shri Krishna with single-minded devotion.
