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 鈥淜ishore Chandrananda Champu鈥� by Kabisurya Baladev. The Gitagovinda is a Sanskrit Kavya poem of 12th century composed by Jayadeva whereas The 鈥淜ishore Chandrananda Champu鈥� was written in the 18th century and was intended for a connection between the medieval poetry and modern literature.
Chapter 2 - The background and plot contents of Jayadeva鈥檚 Gitagovinda
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the Sanskrit literature. In the second century A.D. the famous historical story of south-India named the 'Silappadik膩ram' the K峁涐梗峁嘺-l墨l膩 was clearly described. In the first century A.D. the king H膩la S膩tav膩hana wrote a Pr膩k峁泃a text named G膩h膩sattasai in which he explained the vrajal墨l膩 and the affectionate relation with R膩dh膩. B.S. Miller presents the examples of R膩dh膩-K峁涐梗峁嘺 literature from 76 different sources with original texts. In brief those are as follows -
鈥� In the S盲ttasai of H盲la (dated first to seventh centuries by various
scholars) K峁涐梗峁嘺 removing the cowdust from R膩dh膩 with his breath of mouth. 77
鈥� In the Gau岣峚v膩ha of V膩kpati (seventh/ eight century) the nailmarks of
R膩dh膩 are shining on K峁涐梗峁嘺's chest.'
78 鈥� In the Venisa峁僪膩ra of Bha峁弓a N膩r膩ya峁嘺 (eight ce.) K峁涐梗峁嘺 followed
R膩dh膩 in the R膩sa dance on sandbanks of the Yamun膩river.
鈥� In the Dhvany膩loka of Anandavardhana (mid-nineth ce.) K峁涐梗峁嘺 tries to
satisfy and make R膩dh膩 favourable towards him.79
鈥� In the commentary of Abhinavagupta (early tenth ce.) when K峁涐梗峁嘺
leaves the Vr峁沶d膩vana R膩dh膩 was embarrassed with choked voice and came
with heavy tears.
鈥� In the K膩vyam墨m膩峁僺膩 of R膩jasekhara (late nineth or early tenth ce.)
K峁涐梗峁嘺 remembering the love of R膩dh膩 make jealousy to goddess 艢r墨.
75. Upadyaya, Baladeva, Bh膩ratiya Va峁噈ayame 艢r墨r膩dh膩, p.216
76. 艢r墨 Gitagovinda Mah盲k盲vyam, pp. 59-65
77. Upadhyaya, Baladeva, Bharatiya Vanmayame 艢r墨r膩dh膩, p.217
78. Miller, B.S., Ed. The G墨tagovinda of Jayadeva, p.29
79. Ibid, p.30
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