Jayadeva

Jayadeva
Jayadeva
	Ancient stone idol of Jayadeba at Akhandaleswara Temple, Prataparudrapura, Odisha
Personal
Born	c. 1170; East India (see Jayadeva birth controversy)
Died	c. 1245
Religion	Hinduism
Organization
Philosophy	Vaishnava
Religious career
Literary works	Gita Govinda

Jayadeva (pronounced [dʑɐjɐˈdeːʋɐ]; born c. 1170 CE), also spelt Jaideva, was a Sanskrit poet during the 12th century. He is most known for his epic poem Gita Govinda^[2] which concentrates on Krishna's love with the gopi, Radha, in a rite of spring.^[3] This poem, which presents the view that Radha is greater than Krishna, is considered an important text in the Bhakti movement of Hinduism.^[4]^{[better source needed]}

Little is known of his life, except that he was a loner poet and a Hindu mendicant celebrated for his poetic genius in eastern India. Jayadeva is the earliest dated author of hymns that are included the Guru Granth Sahib, the primary scripture of Sikhism – a religion founded in the Indian subcontinent centuries after his death.^[2]^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Pashaura Singh (2003). The Bhagats of the Guru Granth Sahib: Sikh Self-definition and the Bhagat Bani. Oxford University Press. pp. 9, 116–123. ISBN 978-0-19-566269-6.
^ ^a ^b Max Arthur Macauliffe (2013). The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors. Cambridge University Press. pp. 4–9. ISBN 978-1-108-05548-2.
^ Miller 1977, preface ix.
^ http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2008/May-2008/engpdf/Poet39-40.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[pashaura9-1] Pashaura Singh (2003). The Bhagats of the Guru Granth Sahib: Sikh Self-definition and the Bhagat Bani. Oxford University Press. pp. 9, 116–123. ISBN 978-0-19-566269-6.

[mamcup4-2] Max Arthur Macauliffe (2013). The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors. Cambridge University Press. pp. 4–9. ISBN 978-1-108-05548-2.

[FOOTNOTEMiller1977preface_ix-3] Miller 1977, preface ix.

[4] ttp://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2008/May-2008/engpdf/Poet39-40.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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