(12th century) Poet
and creator of the Gitagovinda, a lyric devotional poetry that employs the
lovers Krishna and Radha's separation and final reunion as a metaphor for the
human soul's connection with God.
Jayadeva resided in the temple of the deity Jagannath at
Puri, where his wife Padmavati was a dancer, according to legend.
She is supposed to have been the first to dance to
Jayadeva's songs as a sacrifice to Jagannath, and the Gitagovinda continues to
be sung and performed as part of temple devotion to this day.
Barbara Stoller Miller (ed. and trans. ), The Love Song of the Dark Lord, 1977, has further details.
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