Lord Krishna and Radha – without her Lord, there would be no Radha and without His Beloved, no Krishna! And without the 12th century poet, Jayadeva, there would be no Gita Govinda, the beautiful devotional song that introduced the world to this timeless tale of love. The lore of Lord Krishna was theologically immortalised via the Bhagavat Gita. At the same time, Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda made him extremely popular among the masses.
For centuries, the Bhagavata Purana was arguably the only text depicting Lord Krishna as a dominant figure and poorna...
Read moreRasa, tone or flavour, is an important aspect of enjoyment of art. Of the nine (navarasa) identified by Indian...
Read moreThe Gita Govinda contains 24 songs or prabandhs, which have been combined for the first time by Natyasutra online....
Read moreJayadeva made important innovations in his songs that set them apart from classical Sanskrit poetry. He introduced end-rhymes, and...
Read moreThe core environment where the Gita Govinda occurs is the cosmic duo of the mystical forest, Vrindavan, along the...
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