Gita-govinda of Jayadeva (comparative study)
by Manisha Misra | 2012 | 56,963 words
This essay contains an English study of the Gita-Govinda by Jayadeva and the “Kishore Chandrananda Champu” by Kabisurya Baladev. (1) The Gitagovinda is a Sanskrit Kavya poem of 12th century composed by Jayadeva, who was a devotee of Lord Krishna/Jagannatha and a patron of Odisha culture. The Gitagovinda had widespread influence on Indian art and li...
4. The Riti and the Guna
Kavisurya brings the necessity of the change of the scene, uniting that time, action and place for the smooth moving of the plot of the campu. The campu seems wonderful with its limited area. It is full with the words which contain the prasada and madhurya qualities and the carrier of vaidarbhi and pancali styles. The first and last verses are best examples 32 of the prasadaguna. 31. thapire kaha tathapire sahacari thibi ki chadibi prana/ 32.tene yeneha krsna vasanavitaranodvega naipunyapunyam | parthanarthan kurunamadhipati vihitan yo juhavahavagnau || satyamatyanayad yo bhuvamamaratarum svargato'nargalaujah | hantadantavalatteh sa paramapurusah santatah sam tanotu || punah dalitanjanapunjamanjulamgo lalitadyambujaloyanaryitamghrih | phalitamara bhuruhah sritanam kalitapam dalayitvalam kavinam || 129
The last proselines and the same of verse nineteen present the profoundness of its linguistic skill.33