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...
1. Introduction (to the study)
INTRODUCTION 01. The goal of research is to establish the truth, to establish means to discover or to re-discover. The word 'search' means 'to discover', so the secret of progress is research. Therefore, it is a process of search of sources, materials and documents that are available but unexplored. Research is popularly known as sodha, gavesana and samsodhanam etc. in Sanskrit. The literal meaning of these terms is 'refinement', 'quest' and rectification respectively. The whole idea of research thus represents a theme in which there is a systematic structure of investigation which points to the advancement of knowledge in different shapes. In other words research is an intensive epistemic process that results in some sort of representation. Odisha is rich in historical heritage. As a state yielding large number of inscriptions as well as a good number of ritualistic and creative literatures, it occupies an important place in the epigraphic and literacy map of India. Odisha is known to outside for her great heritage permeated through Sanskrit language. From a good number of Sanskrit inscriptions of Odisha covering a period between 400 A.D. and 1500 A.D., it is relevant that the Sanskrit scholars and poets were proficient in various branches of Sanskrit literature.