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 鈥淜ishore Chandrananda Champu鈥� 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...
13. Art and Kishore-chandrananda-champu
Being a literary text Kishore-chandrananda-champu is also a medium of dance, song and acting.It has impact on the visual arts and the Odisi song is more developed by this creation of Kavisurya. Still the songs of Kishore-chandrananda-champu are regarded as highly technical in the music pattern. The expert singers only dare to sing the songs from Kishore-chandrananda-champu The songs are also staged by the odisi dancers and the senior dancers prepare 106. Manasinha, Mayadhar, A History of Oriya literature, pp. 127-132 107. Mahanty, J.V., Odia caupadi sahitya, p.73 108. Das, Asoka, Kahita nuhai bharatire, p.119 109. Chatterji, S.K., Ed. Kavisurya Baladeva Ratha O kisoracandranandacampu, p.18 147
the abhinaya (acting) of these songs. Dance and acting are the special property of a song. The songs of Kavisurya are performed by the gotipua 110 dancers in the festivals like Jhulanayatra, Dolayatra, 111 of Odishan temples espacially in the Jagannatha temple of Puri. 112 The performance is still attractive and regarded as more artistic because of their background and the technical pattern of the songs of Kishore-chandrananda-champu