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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.1.1.2 Treatment of Vipralambhaśṛngāra. The erotic sentiment is not complete without Vipralambha or separation 13. Jayadeva illustrates the truth that the love born of sense attraction should be transformed into love born of austerity and sense control. Out of four types of Vipralambha, pūrvarāga and mānavipralambha are placed in this poem 14. In pūrvarāga both the hero and the heroine cherish passionate union which had not taken place at that time mānavipralambha in this poem is praṇaya and irṣyā.15. The treatment of Pūrvarāga is found in most elaborate form starting from the first song, the sight of Kṛṣṇa with the cowherd women: 16 2.1.1.3 Different stages of the Vipralambha as described in the Gg.
The different stages of vipralambha are succinctly described in the Gg. To
elucidate some of them:
a. Abhilāsa: When Kṛṣṇa was playing with the cowherd women, Rādhā says to
her friends, "bring Kṛṣṇa, the sublime tormentor to revel with me. I have gone
mad waiting for his fickle love to change". When Kṛṣṇa realises and searches
Rādhā in vain arrows of love pierces his weary mind and he repents as he
suffers in a thick on the banks of Yamunā. Here both want to get each other's
company but there are a lot of obstructions.
13. Gītagovinda, 1.28-41, I.4-8, II.12-17, V.2-8, VII.13,8, IV, 11-13, XI.5,6, XII.7,8, 13-17
14. Ibid
15. Ibid
16. Śrī Gitagovindam, Ed. Gaudiya Vedanta Publication, p.46
17. Miller, B.S., Ed. The Gītagovinda of Jayadeva, p.80
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