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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.

Chapter 3 - A Critical and Musical study of the Gita-Govinda

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.1.1.1 Treatment of sambhoga śṛngāra Jayadeva has created an environment of spring which is resourceful with attractive surrounding suitable to this sentiment. He has arranged the required conditions which are directed by many rhetoricians for the creation of erotic sentiment. In the beginning of the subject matter the description of the spring and the play of Kṛṣṇa with the cowherd women on the bank of Yamunā present a magnificent sight befitting for the erotic sentiment. In the description of Rādhā's separation and when she thinks about Kṛṣṇa the total expression becomes an example of Sambhoga śṛngāra. When themessenger advises to Rādhā for the union with Kṛṣṇa, she gives the example of the union of a female with another male to create interest for the union of Rādhā is an example of erotics in union.º While Radha describing the nature of Kṛṣṇa to her companion due to Kṛṣṇa's delay to reach the venue of rendezevos, all the thought of Rādhā about Kṛṣṇa and the cowherd women is considered as the example of sambhogaśṛngāra.� After dissolving the anger of Rādhā, Kṛṣṇa begged love to her. In this context, all the verses are the examples of erotics. 10 In the twelfth canto when the companions of Rādhā went outside the bower, union of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa becames fruitful. Rādhā was looking with a smiling face and her eyes were on the bed of leaves. After the passionate love, Radha wanting Kṛṣṇa to ornament her¹1. Except these some other verses of Gg are also the examples of erotic 12. 7. Giri, M.R., Treatment of rasa in Gītagovindam, M.Phil Desertation of Utkal University, Dept. of Sanskrit, 1988-99 8. Śrī Gītagovindam, Ed. Gaudiya Vendanta Publication, p. 201 9. Ibid., p.245 10. The Gitagovindam, VIII Canto. 11. Treatment of rasa in Gītagovindam, p.36 12. Gītagovinda, 1.28-41, II.4-8, II.12-17, V.2-8, VII.13,8, IV, 11-13, XI.5,6, XII.7,8, 13-17 45

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