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Jaya Jagannath,
An excellent website on
renowned poet of 12th century Sri Jayadev is designed bearing web
signature Jayadeva
foundation trust. This website contains all the
rarest and unknown facts and figures on Jayadeba’s life style, rare
photos of his manuscript, Geetagovinda khandua, lots of collections
on his texts. A worth visit for people who wish to know about
Geetagovinda and Sri Jayadev.
Greatest poet of 12th century Sri Jayadev was the most renowned icon
of divine in Lord Jagannath culture. Sri Jayadev’s Geet Govind is
the immortal work which enlightened the literature, art,
architecture, music, dance, painting and textile in many ways. His
service to Lord Sri Jagannath is the ultimate and supreme synthesis
work among all the divergent philosophies, cultures, religions,
social customes and traditions as well as cults sects of India.
Sri Jayadev’s Geeta Govinda is a song of eight padas(also called as
Astapadi) comprises twelve Sargas or Cantos containing 24 Songs (72
Slokas) which is rhythmic and perfectly lyrical to sing. After
reading the English translation of Geeta Govinda, the German Poet
Goethe was so impressed that he translated Geeta Govinda in German
Language as it engendered feelings of wonder in him and compared
Geeta Govinda of Sri Jayadebva with “Meghadutam” of Mahakabi Kalidas.
Regards
Team Nilachakra
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