Essay name: Gita-govinda of Jayadeva (comparative study)
Author:
Manisha Misra
Affiliation: Utkal University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay contains an English study of the Gita-Govinda by Jayadeva and the “Kishore Chandrananda Champu� by Kabisurya Baladev. The Gitagovinda is a Sanskrit Kavya poem of 12th century composed by Jayadeva whereas The “Kishore Chandrananda Champu� was written in the 18th century and was intended for a connection between the medieval poetry and modern literature.
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Daśāvatara and other themes taken from Gg are very popular with the beautiful
paintings of typical Odishan style. Khaṇduā, a handloom Saree with verses
from Gg woven by the local weavers of Puri and nearby is still used by Lord
Jagannatha, the god of Odisha. History says, it is a tested truth that if you can
catch the religious thread of the Indian people, they are conquered. Jayadeva
did the same and yielded the optimum to cherish the dream of Nimbark.
Literature is a yugasandhi or depending upon the mundane period of
years. It changes along with the period of the time. During the first period of
nineteenth century two streams of Oḍiā literature going parallel. The former
was the flow of ancient and medieval poetry and the later was the new born
modern poetry nourished by Western influence. The ancient stream of Oḍiā
literature was running smoothly carrying the heavy impact of Sanskrit literature
till the last session of the nineteenth century. Soon after when the western
influenced modern poetry was increasingly pervaded the ancient stream could
not resist more. Kavisūrya Baladeva Ratha may be approved as the last
descendent of the ancient stream. The poets of that era presented Rādhā and
Kṛṣṇa decorated with mainly characteristics and this new style was prevailed in
various forms of literature. Kavisūrya, by the impact of surrounding might be
bound and plated his poetic hero and heroine by the coating of modern
prevailing style with full sense. During the time of Kavisūrya Baladeva the
indication of revolution against the following of traditional pattern of poetry was
very clear. Probably his Kiśoracandrānandacampū was intended for a
connection between the medieval poetry and modern literature. It contains
thirty-eight Sanskrit verses, thirty-five prose passages in Sanskrit followed by
