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...
3. Other flavours
At places the jestful dialouges of the female companions towards Radha and the conversation of Krsna with his friends create the sense of humuor. The ridiculous sentiment is presented by the verse numbers thirty-two and thirtythree. We find a little bit marvellous flavour among the prose lines before the last verses. Here the poet expresses the strange and wonderful effect of the extraordinary echo of the flute played by Krsna. Hearing that sound the water of Yamuna was tilleded, a thrilling is created on trees, deers are being constant with standing earlobes and snakes stayed with widespread eyes.