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Gita Govinda -Shri Jayadeva Gosvami
INTRODUCTION
Life history of the poet Shri Jayadeva
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Shri Jayadeva Gosvämé was born in the village of Kindubilva on the northern side of the Ajaya river, almost twenty miles south of the Véra-bhümi district of West Bengal. The village of Kindubilva is commonly known as Kendulé. His father’s name was Bhojadeva and his mother’s name was Vämä-devé. Shri Jayadeva has personally revealed the place of his birth in the following verse: He who appeared in the village of Kindubilva, just as the moon appears from the ocean, has collected Shri Kṛṣṇa’s expressions of lamentation. That Jayadeva is humbly narrating this song. The King of Bengal, Mahäräja Lakñmaëa Sena, was as learned in morality and appreciative of merit as the famous Mahäräja Vikramäditya. As the royal council of Mahäräja Vikramäditya was adorned with the splendour of nine jewels in the form of his talented advisors such as Kälédäsa and Vararuci, the royal assembly of Mahäräja Lakñmaëa Sena was adorned with five jewels, includ ing Govardhanäcärya and Jayadeva. The following verse was engraved upon a tablet of stone at the entrance to Mahäräja Lakñmaëa Sena’s council chamber: Therefore it is evident that Govardhana, Çaraëa, Jayadeva, Umäpati and Dhoyé Kaviräja were the names of the king’s royal advisors. All the royal scholars’ names are included in this verse found in the beginning of Shri Géta-govinda. The King held them all in great reverence. He even selected Umäpatidhara as his prime minister. |
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