Jayadeva’s Gita-Govinda Against a Backdrop of Shri Radha-Shri Krishna Cults of Vrindavan

Jayadeva’s Gita-Govinda Against a Backdrop of Shri Radha-Shri Krishna Cults of Vrindavan

This article seeks to establish the importance of Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda in the growth of mystical ideas surrounding the worship of Shri Radha and Shri Krishna in the medieval Braj region, with Vrindavan as the bull’s eye. It also highlights the importance that the Bhakti Movement gave to the emoti...

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Published in:History and sociology of South Asia Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 85 - 92
Main Authors: Jafri, Nazim Husain, Nasreen, Farhat
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New Delhi, India SAGE Publications 01-01-2023
Sage Publications, New Delhi India
Subjects:
Middle Ages
Worship
Gopi
Chaitanya
Sakhi
Kelimal
Sakhi-bhav
Haridas
Valabhacharya
Gopi-bhav
Bhatirasamritasindhu
Brahmavaivarta Purana
Surdas
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Summary:This article seeks to establish the importance of Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda in the growth of mystical ideas surrounding the worship of Shri Radha and Shri Krishna in the medieval Braj region, with Vrindavan as the bull’s eye. It also highlights the importance that the Bhakti Movement gave to the emotion Preeti, love for the divine.
ISSN:2230-8075
2249-5312
DOI:10.1177/22308075221132361