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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.
Poet Jayadeva wishing to portray the divine love of Rādha and Krishna in his immortal song giita govindam starts this with a benedictory verse that indicates the theme of his poetic work, as poets are required to start their poetic works with ashiish, namaskriya, or vastu nirdeshanam. Verse Locator. सामोद दामोदरम्.
The poet sings to the joy of Krishna, wishing him to be always joyous togetherness of rādha, addressing him variously like Govinda, Maadhava, Hari, Keshava etc., according to the situation, and hence it is called Gita Govindam, like bhaja govindam i.e., devout yourself unto Govinda.
The theme of it is the love of Radha and Krishna, symbolizing the longing and striving of the individual, for communion with God, culminating in their blissful union. Love naturally takes expression in song, so Sri Gita-govinda has naturally assumed the format of a musical. It should be sung in a melodious voice.”. First Part
The “Gita·govínda” of Jaya·deva is a lyrical account of the illicit springtime love affair of Krishna and Radha, a god and goddess manifesting on earth as a cowherd and milkmaid for the sake of relishing the sweet miseries and rapturous delights of erotic love.
Jun 16, 2022 · In the Gita Govinda, we have a picture of the love of a women towards God which is reciprocated. The language used is Sanskrit, one of the world’s few classical languages. The expression is poetic.
The Gita Govinda—a cycle of Sanskrit songs, commentaries and invocations depicting Krishna’s courtship of the cowherdess Rādhā —was the most popular and influential poem to emerge from medieval India. The text was added to temple inscriptions, set to music, choreographed for dance, and studied as a religious text.
