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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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with a child is included among the category of sentiment. The Vaiṣṇava- 4 saccepted devotion as a sentiment. The Vaisnava-s say that the sentiment of
devotion related with Śrīkṛṣṇa is the brightest sentiment. The permanent emotion
of this sentiment is love or affection towards Kṛṣṇa. This love is meant for only
the pleasure of Kṛṣṇa not for self. 5 The text of Rupa Gosvami named
Ujjvalanilamani describes elaborately about this Ujjvalarasa (brightest flavor).
The sättvikabhava-s are elaborately described there with examples. As it is well
known from the theme, the chief sentiment of Gitagovindam is erotic (sṛngāra).
The poet Jayadeva in a colophonic stanza states:
यत� गान्धर्वकलाषुकौशलमनुध्यानं � यद� वैष्णवम् �
यत� शृंगारविवेकतत्वमपि यत�-काव्येषु लीलायितम� ।।
तत� सर्व� जयदेवपण्डितकवे� कृष्णैकनानात्मनः �
सानन्दाः परिशोधयन्त� सुधियः श्रीगीतगोविन्दतः ।।
[yat gāndharvakalāṣukauśalamanudhyāna� ca yad vaiṣṇavam |
yat śṛṃgāravivekatatvamapi yat-kāvyeṣu līlāyitam ||
tat sarva� jayadevapaṇḍitakave� kṛṣṇaikanānātmana� |
sānandā� pariśodhayantu sudhiya� śrīgītagovindata� ||
]
S
As such both the varieties of erotic sentiment, sambhoga or love in union
and vipralamha or love in separation are found utilised throughout the poem. The
subject matter which Jayadeva employs here is interesting. He uses it in such a
way that without falling in extravagance, the normal modes of communication are
so intimately united that they cannot be separated. The work of Jayadeva is all
over decorated by both the varieties of the erotic sentiment. Its value as an erotic
lyric is greater than a devotional one.
4. Cakravarti, Cinmayi, Bhaktiraser vivartan,(Bengali),Sanskrit college, 1972
5. Svami Prabhupada, Ed. Bhaktirasāmṛtasindhu, pp. 1-5
6. Rupa Goswami, Ujjválanilamani, pp.328-340
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