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Gita-govinda of Jayadeva (comparative study)

by Manisha Misra | 2012 | 56,963 words

This essay contains an English study of the Gita-Govinda by Jayadeva and the “Kishore Chandrananda Champu� by Kabisurya Baladev. (1) The Gitagovinda is a Sanskrit Kavya poem of 12th century composed by Jayadeva, who was a devotee of Lord Krishna/Jagannatha and a patron of Odisha culture. The Gitagovinda had widespread influence on Indian art and li...

Acknoweledgement

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I should like to take the opportunity of expressing gratitude to all those who have guided, inspired and assisted me or have enlighted my work. I would like to convey my sincere gratefulness to my guide, my teachers, friends and family who have encouraged me to complete this thesis. First of all I extend my deep sense of gratitude to my respected teacher and guide Dr. Raghunath Panda, now recently retired Professor of Sanskrit, Utkal University, whose patience, timely advice and right instructions have formed the back-bone of my work. Indeed, he encouraged me for the concerned topic and his priceless advice and provided resources, whenever I have required in spite of his pressing engagements for its completion. I convey my humble regards to Prof. Radhamadhav Dash, Head of the Dept., Prof. P.K. Misra, Prof. G.K. Dash, Prof. P.M. Rath, Dr. S.C. Dash, Dr. D.B. Tripathy other members of P.G. Department of Sanskrit, and all the members of SRC in Sanskrit, Utkal University, for their valuable advice and coordial gestures. My grateful thanks to the authorities of Parija Library, Utkal University, for their kind help and co-operation. . V

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I convey a deep sense of gratitude to my parents and other family members for their blessings encouragement and inspiration during the course of the progress of my study and to make this thesis to appear in the present form. I am likewise grateful to my friends and colleagues, my brother Bishnu Sharana Misra and my sister Nilima Misra who have always benefitted me with unfailing inspirations and useful suggestions. Lastly, I feel happy in recording thanks to Sri Sanjeeb ku. Mishra for his help to give my work a presentable form by DTP. At the end, this endeavour is a humble offering at the lotus-feet of Lord Jagannatha whose unseen guidance and explicit grace. I hope will make this work fruitful. vi (MANISHA MISRA)

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