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(3.45) | 1 | Jayadeva's Gitagovínda is a lyrical account of the illicit springtime love affair of Krishna and Radha, a god and goddess manifesting on earth as a cowherd and milkmaid for the sake of relishing the sweet miseries and rapturous delights of erotic love. The narrative framing their bucolic songs was composed under royal patronage in northeastern India in the twelfth century. It was to be performed for connoisseurs of poetry and the erotic arts, for aesthetes and voluptuaries who, while sensually engaged, were at the same time devoted to Krishna as Lord of the Universe. The text at once celebrates the vicissitudes of carnal love and the transports of religious devotion, merging and reconciling those realms of emotion and experience. Erotic and religious sensibilities serve, and are served by, the pleasures of poetry. In the centuries following its composition, the courtly text became a vastly popular inspirational hymnal. Jayadeva's songs continue to be sung throughout India in fervent devotional adoration of Krishna.… (more) |
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. ▾Conversations (About links) No current Talk conversations about this book. » See also 1 mention » Add other authors Author name | Role | Type of author | Work? | Status | Jayadeva | — | primary author | all editions | confirmed | Arnold, Sir Edwin | Translator | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Boccali, Giuliano | Translator | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Chandra, Moti | Translator | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Courtillier, Gaston | Translator | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Di Dio, François | — | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Fischer, Eberhard | — | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Gägauf, Urs | Designer | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Gosh, Parvati | — | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Hawley, John Stratton | Foreword | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Humm,. Thomas | Picture editing | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Kaviraj, Sudipta | Foreword | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Lassen, Christian | Translator | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Lévi, Sylvain | Preface | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Menant, Nicole | Translator | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Miller, Barbara Stoler | Translator | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Museum Rietberg | Corporate Author | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Pathy, Dinanath | — | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Rückert, Friedrich | Translator | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Serra, Esteve | Translator | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Siegel, Lee | Translator | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Steinbach, Erwin | Editor | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Varenne, Jean | Translator | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Vekerdi, József | Translator | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Weöres, Sándor | Translator | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Wolfsberger, Rainer | Photographer | secondary author | some editions | confirmed | Yourcenar, Marguerite | — | secondary author | some editions | confirmed |
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Pralaya|payodhi|jale dhrtavan asi Vedam / vihia|vahitra|caritram akhedam-- / Kesava dhrtaMinasarira! / jaya Jagadisa Hare! In the deluge of dissolution, undaunted you behaved / like a sailing ship that the Veda would be saved-- / Keshava-Krishna incarnate as the Fish! Hosanna to the Lord of the World, Hari-Krishna! | |
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▾References References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (3)▾Book descriptions Jayadeva's Gitagovínda is a lyrical account of the illicit springtime love affair of Krishna and Radha, a god and goddess manifesting on earth as a cowherd and milkmaid for the sake of relishing the sweet miseries and rapturous delights of erotic love. The narrative framing their bucolic songs was composed under royal patronage in northeastern India in the twelfth century. It was to be performed for connoisseurs of poetry and the erotic arts, for aesthetes and voluptuaries who, while sensually engaged, were at the same time devoted to Krishna as Lord of the Universe. The text at once celebrates the vicissitudes of carnal love and the transports of religious devotion, merging and reconciling those realms of emotion and experience. Erotic and religious sensibilities serve, and are served by, the pleasures of poetry. In the centuries following its composition, the courtly text became a vastly popular inspirational hymnal. Jayadeva's songs continue to be sung throughout India in fervent devotional adoration of Krishna. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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A note on editions: the preface states "Documentation of my critical study of the Gitagovinda is presented with the edited Sanskrit text, only in the hardcover edition of this book." The edition I read is a paperback reprint by Motilal Barnarsidass ISBN 81-208-0367-1 which does include the Sanskrit text and the extensive research notes. ( )