Jayadeva
Vaishnava Sanskrit poet · Writers · Lived 1170 to 1245 · aged 75
Jayadeva, also spelt Jaideva, was a Sanskrit poet during the 12th century. He is most known for his epic poem Gita Govinda which concentrates on Krishna's love with the gopi, Radha, in a rite of spring.
Jayadeva is read about 83 times a day, in 36 languages.
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Jayadeva with his parents, by the artist Manaku of Guler
Gita Govinda Khandua or Kenduli Khandua, on which lines of the Gita Govinda are woven into the fabric
The poet Jayadeva bows to Vishnu. Gouache on paper, c. 1730.
Jayadeva Pitha, Kenduli (Kendubilwa) Sasana, Odisha
Basohli painting (c. 1730) depicting a scene from Jayadeva's Gita Govinda.
Jayadeva's idol at Kendubilwa, Odisha
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This poem, which presents the view that Radha is greater than Krishna, is considered an important text in the Bhakti movement of Hinduism.
