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Jayadeva

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Also known as Jaya Deva, Jayadéva, Jaidev, Jayadeba, Jayadeva Pīyūṣavarṣa, Kaviraja Jayadeva, Kabiraja Jayadeba

poeta e mistico indiano

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Jayadeva (1170–1245) was a male poet and writer who practiced Hinduism. Born in Jaydev Kenduli, he wrote in Sanskrit and was active around the year 1200. His most notable work is the *Gita Govinda*. Other associated titles include *Gita Govinda with Abhinaya*, *The Gitagovinda ; or the songs of Jayadeva*, *Gītagovindakāvyam*, *Shri Jayadeva's Gita Govinda*, and *Śrījayadevakaviviracitam Prasannarāghavam nāma nāṭakaratnam*.

He is described in sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok*, *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *New International Encyclopedia*. While a MusicBrainz entry lists an artist group of the same name based in France, the historical poet is associated with Indian literature from the 12th century.

Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Europeana Sparql, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
37

Top works

  • Gita Govinda with Abhinaya
  • The Gitagovinda ; or the songs of Jayadeva
  • Gītagovindakāvyam
  • Shri Jayadeva's Gita Govinda
  • Śrījayadevakaviviracitam Prasannarāghavam nāma nāṭakaratnam

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
France

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
568
Total plays
2,823

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Indian12th century

Jayadeva (pronounced [dʒəjəˈd̪eːʋə], b. c. 1170 CE), also known as Jaidev, 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 cowherdess, 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] Little is known of his life, except that he was a loner poet and a Hindu mendicant celebrated for

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Key facts

Hindu leader.name
Jayadeva
Hindu leader.image
Ancient stone idol of poet Jayadeba at Akhandaleswara Temple, Prataparudrapura, Odisha.jpg
Hindu leader.caption
Stone idol of Jayadeba at Akhandaleswara Temple, Prataparudrapura, Odisha
Hindu leader.religion
Hinduism
Hindu leader.birth_place
East India (see Jayadeva birth controversy)
Hindu leader.philosophy
Vaishnava
Hindu leader.literary_works
Gita Govinda

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Works in European collections

6 objects attributed to Jayadeva, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Article · Italiano

Jayadeva (XII secolo – XII secolo) è stato un poeta e mistico indiano della fine del XII secolo, autore del Gītagovinda.

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