Gita Govinda
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Religion | Hinduism |
Author | Jayadeva |
Language | Sanskrit |
Period | 12th CE |
Chapters | 12 |
The Gita Govinda (
The Gita Govinda is organized into twelve chapters. Each chapter is further sub-divided into one or more divisions called prabandhas, totalling twenty-four in all. The prabandhas contain couplets grouped into eights, called
Summary
The work delineates the love of Krishna for Radha, the milkmaid, his faithlessness and subsequent return to her, and is taken as symbolical of the human soul's straying from its true allegiance but returning at length to the God which created it.[8]
Chapters
- Sāmodadāmodaram (Exuberant Krishna)
- Akleshakeshavam (Blithesome Krishna)
- Mugdhamadhusūdanam (Winsome Krishna)
- Snigdhamadhusūdanam (Tender Krishna)
- Sākāṅkṣa puṇdarīkākṣham (Passionate Krishna)
- Dhrṣta vaikuṇṭha (Audacious Krishna)
- NāgaranārāyanaH (Dexterous Krishna)
- VilakṣyalakṣmīpatiH (Apologetic Krishna)
- Mugdhadamukunda (Unpretentious Krishna)
- ChaturachaturbhujaH (Tactful Krishna)
- Sānandadāmodaram (Joyful Krishna)
- SuprītapītāmbaraH (Exultant Krishna)
Commentaries
A large number of commentaries have been written on the text, elaborating on its meaning and music. Scholar Thomas Donaldson mentions that the Gitagovinda was known at Puri not long after its composition, for the earliest commentary on it was written in Odisha around 1190 by Udayanacharya, the Bhavavibhavini Tika.[9][10] Some of the notable commentaries are Kaviraja Narayana Dasa's Sarvangasundaritika, Rana Kumbha's Rasikapriya Tika, Krsna Das's Sarvangasundaritika, Dhananjaya Bipra's Nutana Sarvangasundaritika, Lakshmana Suri's Srtiranjani Tika, Lakshmana Bhatta's Rasikarangadatika and Dharanidhara's Odia Padyanuvadatika.[11]
Within the school of
Translations
The poem has been translated into most modern Indian languages and many European languages. There is a German rendering which
Notable English translations are: Edwin Arnold's The Indian Song of Songs (1875); Sri Jayadevas Gita Govinda: The loves of Krisna and Radha (Bombay 1940) by George Keyt and Harold Peiris;[17] S. Lakshminarasimha Sastri The Gita Govinda of Jayadeva, Madras, 1956; Duncan Greenlee's Theosophical rendering The Song of the Divine, Madras, 1962; Monica Varma's transcreation The Gita Govinda of Jayadeva published by Writer's Workshop, Calcutta, 1968; Barbara Stoler Miller's Jayadeva's Gitagovinda : Love song of the Dark Lord published by Oxford University Press, Delhi,1978; Lee Siegel's Gitagovinda: Love Songs of Radha and Krishna published in the Clay Sanskrit series.
The first English translation of the Gita Govinda was written by
Music
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Gita Govinda is one of the earliest musical texts in which the author indicates the exact raga (mode) and tala (rhythm) in which to sing each of the songs. These indications have been compiled below according to the ashtapadi number, based on the important ancient copies of the Gita Govinda and its commentaries such as Sarvangasundari Tika of Narayana Dasa (14th century), Dharanidhara's Tika (16th century), Jagannatha Mishra's Tika (16th century), Rasikapriya of Rana Kumbha (16th century) and Arthagobinda of Bajuri Dasa (17th century).[3]
- Mālava, Mālavagauḍa or Mālavagauḍā
- Maṅgala Gujjarī or Gurjarī
- Basanta
- Rāmakirī or Rāmakerī
- Gujjarī or Gurjarī
- Guṇḍakirī or Guṇḍakerī or Mālavagauḍa
- Gujjarī or Gurjarī
- Karṇṇāṭa
- Deśākhya or Deśākṣa
- Deśī Barāḍi or Deśa Barāḍi or Pañchama Barāḍi
- Gujjarī or Gurjarī
- Guṇḍakirī or Guṇḍakerī
- Mālava or Mālavagauḍā
- Basanta
- Gujjarī or Gurjarī
- Barāḍi or Deśa Barāḍi or Deśī Barāḍi
- Bhairabī
- Gujjarī or Gurjarī or Rāmakerī
- Deśī or Deśa Barāḍi
- Basanta
- Barāḍi or Deśa Barāḍi
- Barāḍi
- Rāmakirī or Rāmakerī or Bibhāsa
- Rāmakirī or Rāmakerī
Most of the ragas and talas indicated by Jayadeva, continue to be in practice in the tradition of Odissi music.[3] The ragas and talas prescribed by Jayadeva are unique to the tradition of Odissi music.[4] It is noteworthy that in Odisha, these ragas and talas have remained in continued usage for several centuries after Jayadeva, and enjoy extreme popularity in the state till date.[20]
Every night during the Badasinghara or the last ritual of the Jagannatha temple of Puri, the Gitagovinda of Jayadeva is sung, set to traditional Odissi ragas & talas, such as Mangala Gujjari. Jayadeva mentions many ragas and talas unique to Odisha, such as aṣṭatāli or āṭhatāli.[3][21] This tradition has continued unbroken since the time of Jayadeva, who himself used to sing in the temple. After the time of the poet, the singing of the Gitagovinda according to the authentic Odissi ragas & talas, (such as the Raga Mangala Gujjari) was instated as a mandatory sevā at the temple, to be performed by the Maharis or Devadasis, systematically recorded in inscriptions, the Mādalā Pānji and other official documents that describe the functioning of the temple.[4]
Gita Govinda at Museums
Various Gita Govinda Miniature paintings in museums:
- National Museum, New Delhi
- Honolulu Museum of Art
- Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay
- Metropolitan Museum of art
- Indian Museum, Calcutta
- Govt. Museum and Art Gallery Chandigarh
- Rietberg Museum
- Guimet Museum
Publications
- in English
- Love Song of the Dark Lord: Jayadeva's Gītagovinda. Translated by ISBN 0231040288.
- In Praise of Krishna: Gita-Govinda of Jayadeva. Translated by Durgadas Mukhopadhyay. Delhi: B.R. Publishing. 1990.
See also
References
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- ^ a b c Das, Ramhari (2004). Odissi Sangeetara Parampara O Prayoga ଓଡ଼ିଶୀ ସଙ୍ଗୀତର ପରମ୍ପରା ଓ ପ୍ରୟୋଗ [The tradition and method of Odissi music] (in Odia). Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Kaishikee Prakashani.
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- ^ Goswami Maharaja, Bhaktivedanta Narayana. "Sri Gita Govinda – Sri Jayadeva Goswami". www.purebhakti.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ "Original Edition of Jayadeva's pastoral work Gita Gobinda". guimet.fr/collections/tresors-de-la-bibliotheque/gitagovinda-imprime/.
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