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Jayadeva is considered one of the greatest Sanskrit poets of all times. He lived in Orissa circa 1200 AD. Among his compositions is the well known Gita Govinda. This epic poem depicts the divine love of the Hindu cowherd god Krishna and his consort, Radha. The Sanskrit language ( , for short ) is an old Indo-Aryan language from the Indian Subcontinent, the classical literary language of the Hindus of India[1], a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ...
Orissa (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ...
The Gita Govinda or the Song of the Shri Krishna is a work composed in the 12th century by Jayadeva Goswami. ...
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Krishna with Radha, 18th C Rajasthani painting Krishna (कृषà¥à¤£ in Devanagari, in IAST ) is a deity worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism. ...
A Rajastani style painting of Sri Radha Radha (Devanagari: राधा) is a famous female personality from Hindu, (Vedic) tradition, also known as Radharani, prefixed with the respectful term Srimati by devout followers. ...
Life
 Basohli painting (circa 1730 AD) depicting a scene from Jayadeva's Gita Govinda. Jayadeva was born in Kenduli Sasan (formerly Kendubilva), in the Prachi valley, Khurda district in Orissa. Kenduli Sasan is a village near the famous temple city of Puri. At the time of Jayadeva's birth, Orissa was occupied by the Chola king Cholaganga Deva. It was during the reign of this monarch and his son and successor, Raghava, that Jayadeva composed his Sanskrit epics. Cholaganga Deva, originally a Shaiva from southern India, was strongly influenced by the devotion to Krishna in and around Puri and became a Vaishnava devotee of Krishna himself. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Khurda District :: Introduction Khurda occupies a distinct place in the historical map of Orissa. ...
Puri can mean: Puri, a city in the Indian state of Orissa, which is famous for the Jagannath temple and the serene beaches located there . ...
The Cholas were the most famous of the three dynasties that ruled ancient Tamil Nadu. ...
The poet's parents were named Bhojdeva and Vamadevi. From temple inscriptions it is now known that Jayadeva received his education in Sanskrit poetry from a place called Kurmapataka, possibly near Konark in Orissa. Later on, Jayadeva married Padmavati, who according to temple inscriptions, may have been an accomplished temple dancer on her own right. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Prachi valley has a long history of worshipping Madhava, another name for Krishna. During Jayadeva's period, it was known as a religious place dominated by Vaishnava Brahmins. Even today, the village of Kenduli Sasan is replete with images of Madhava. Undoubtedly, the great poet must have been influenced by the devotional mileau in that area when he composed his magnum opus, the Gita Govinda. Krishna with Radha, 18th C Rajasthani painting Krishna (कृषà¥à¤£ in Devanagari, in IAST ) is a deity worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism. ...
Inscriptions at Lingaraj temple, and the more recently discovered Madhukeswar temple and Simhachal temple that were read and interpreted by Dr. Satyanarayan Rajaguru shed some light on Jayadeva's early life. These inscriptions narrate how Jayadeva had been a member of the teaching faculty of the school at Kurmapataka. He might have studied there as well. It must have bgeen right after his childhood education in Kenduli Sasan that he left for Kurmapataka and gained experience in composing poetry, music and dancing.
The earliest mention of Jayadeva outside Orissa are by Chandabaradai, the court poet of Prithviraj Chauhan. The next earliest reference outside Orissa is found in an inscription of Raja Sarangadev in the year 1201 A.D. These records establish that the Gita Govinda became popular throughout India within a brief perid of its composition, perhaps because it was regularly performed in the Jagannath temple of Puri. Prithviraj III (1165?-1192) was a king of the Rajput Chauhan (Chahamana) dynasty. ...
Some further details about Jayadeva have been garnered from a book by an Oriya Vaishnava poet Madhava Patnaik, who was contemporaneous to Chaitanya in the fifteenth century. Madhava Patnaik's book gives a clear account of Chaitanya's visit to Puri. He mentions that Chaitanya paid a visit to Kenduli Sasan near Puri to pay homage to Jayadeva and to chant passages from the Gita Govinda. The book mentions that Kenduli Sasan was in fact the birthplace of the illustrious poet. Madhava Patnaik's book also gives an account of Jayadeva's early life from the legends around Puri. It mentions Jayadeva as excelling in the Shastras and the Puranas (sacred Hindu texts) from early childhood. Deities of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (right) and Sri Nityananda (left) at Radha-Krishna temple in Radhadesh, Belgium Caitanya Mahaprabhu (also transliterated Chaitanya) (1486 - 1534), was an ascetic Hindu monk and social reformer in 16th century Bengal, India (present-day West Bengal and Bangladesh). ...
Shastra is a Sanskrit word used (to be pronoucned (shaastra) to denote education/knowledge in a general sense. ...
The Puranas are part of Hindu Smriti; these religious scriptures discuss devotion and mythology. ...
Until recently, the origins of the great poet had been somewhat moot. A few earlier accounts largely propagated by Bengali writers had incorrectly linked Jayadeva to a certain king Lakshmanasenaof Birbhum, Bengal. These views originated from a single obscure Bengali book, Jayadeva Charita which was written in 1803 when little was known about the poet's life. However, closer scrutiny of the archaeological records, including temple inscriptions, palm manuscripts and lithographs of that era reveal the poet's Orissan origin. Furthermore, accounts by numerous medieval authors, such as Chandra Dutta of Mithila, Navaji of Gwalior, or Mahipati of Maharashtra, make references to Jayadeva of Utkala, an older name for Orissa. Another book, Vaishnava Lillamruta by Madhaba Patnaik of the sixteenth century, clearly mentions that the poet was born near Puri. Lastly, some of the poet's own compositions in Oriya unequivocally support the idea that Jayadeva belonged to Puri, Orissa. Jayadeva mentions his birthplace as "Kendubilva by the sea" ("Kindubilva Samudra Sambhava") in his 7th Ashtapadi and Birbhum, unlike Puri, is not by the sea. His hymns refer to the ocean using the Sanskrit word "Mahodadhi", is a typical name given to the sea in Puri. The overwhelming evidence in favor of Puri as the birthplace of Jayadeva has even prompted eminent Bengali scholars such as Sukumar Sen, Asish Kumar Chakraborty, and Satyakam Sengupta to acknowledge this as a fact. It also appears from historical data that a less accomplished composer with the same name may have lived in Birbhum a century later. A 'mela'(fare) is still held every year on the ocassion of ' makar sankranti' (in mid January) at Kenduli in Birbhum to commemorate Jaydev [1]. Until recently, the origins of the great twelfth century poet Jayadeva had been somewhat obscure. ...
Literary contributions
 Cover of an Oriya translation of the Gita Govinda that was published in 1840. Jayadeva was instrumental in popularizing the Dasavatara, the ten incarnations of Vishnu in another composition, Dasakritikrite. Furthermore, the classic Tribhangi (three-fold) posture of Krishna playing the flute gained popularity due to him. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Krishna with Radha, 18th C Rajasthani painting Krishna (कृषà¥à¤£ in Devanagari, in IAST ) is a deity worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism. ...
Two hymns composed by Jayadeva have been incorporated in the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikh religion. Although it is not clear how these medieval Orissan hymns found their way to the Sikh religion, there are records narrating how Jayadeva's work had a profound influence on Guru Nanak during his visit to Puri. The Guru Granth Sahib (Punjabi: , ) Guru is made up of two words: GU meaning DARK and RU meaning LIGHT. The word Guru means from darkness to light or from ignorance to enlightenment. ...
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Guru Nanak (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ, Devanagari: गुरु नानक) (20 October 1469 - 7 May 1539), the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Gurus of the Sikhs, was born in the village of Talwandi, now called Nankana...
The illustrious poet also institutionalized the Devadasi system in Orissan temples. Devadasis were women dancers specially dedicated to the temple deity, and as a result of the great poet's works, Orissan temples began to incorporate a separate Natamandira, or dance hall, within their precincts for Odissi dance performances. Odissi (or Orissi) is the traditional style of dance that originated in the state of Orissa in Eastern India, where it was performed by the maharis (temple dancers). ...
The Gita Govinda is the best known composition of Jayadeva. It is a lyrical poetry that is organized into twelve chapters. Each chapter is further sub-divided into twenty four divisions called Prabandhas. The prabandhas contain couplets grouped into eights, called Ashtapadis. The Gita Govinda or the Song of the Shri Krishna is a work composed in the 12th century by Jayadeva Goswami. ...
The first English translation of the Gita Govinda was published by Sir William Jones in 1792, where Kalinga (ancient Orissa) is referred to as the origin of the text. Since then, the Gita Govinda has been translated to many languages throughout the world, and is considered to be among the finest examples of Sanskrit poetry.
See also The Gita Govinda or the Song of the Shri Krishna is a work composed in the 12th century by Jayadeva Goswami. ...
Gita Govinda The Love Song of the Dark Lord: Jayadevas Gitagovinda (ISBN 0-231-11097-9) is Barbara Stoler Millers translation of the Gita Govinda, a lyrical Sanskrit epic composed by the great poet from Orissa, Jayadeva. ...
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