JAYADEVA (late twelfth century?) was an Indian poet-saint who composed the dramatic lyrical poem Gītagovinda. Dedicated to the god Kṛṣṇa, the poem concentrates on Kṛṣṇa's love with the cowherdess...

Jayadeva was a Sanskrit poet, who lived in Orissa, circa 1200 AD. He is most known for his composition, the epic poem Gita Govinda, which depicts the divine love of the Hindu deity Krishna and his consort, Radha, and is considered an important text in...

MILLER, BARBARA STOLER, editor and translator. New York: Columbia University Press, 1997. xxii + 125 pages. Paper US$17.00/[pounds]9.95; ISBN 0-231-11097-9. Composed in the twelfth century in eastern India, the Gitagovinda has been popular throughout the Indian subcontinent. The songs of the Gitagovinda have...