Many miraculous incidents are reported to have occurred during the composition including the visit of Lord Krishna himself to make a correction in one of his poems. Jayadeva married Padmavati and came back to his village Kendybilva and they lived happily there and prayed to Radha Madhav in their house regularly. But Deva Sharma persuaded Jayadeva as it was Lord Jagannath’s order and he could not go against it. Initially Jayadeva refused as he was leading the life of Sanyasi and said he was unfit to be a householder. Later, he went to Jagannath Puri Temple with his friend Parasara and spent all his time in prayer, meditation and chanting the name of the Lord.ĭeva Sharma, a Brahmin in Puri, offered his daughter Padmavati to Jayadeva as his life partner. He had a visualisation of these ten avatars and was in a trance as he witnessed the vast ocean, which depicted the presence of God in His vast creation. Jayadeva described Shriman Narayana’s Dasha Avataar in his first Ashtapadi ‘Jaya Jagadeesha Hare!’. This gave birth to the famous epic, ‘Gita Govinda’.
The vision of Krishna and His music enthralled Jayadeva so much that he composed a Shloka extempore. Beside the river bank, under a tree, Lord Shri Krishna was playing his flute delightfully. In his divine vision, he saw the Yamuna River flowing through four Blue Mountains. One day, he had a divine visualization and went into an ecstatic state. His parents left for VanaprasthaĪfter sometime and Jayadeva led a nomadic life. He was incessantly lost in prayers of Shri Krishna. Jayadeva was very devoted to Shri Krishna from his childhood and learnt the scriptures at a very young age. Kenduli Sasan is a village near the famous temple city of Puri Jayadeva was born to Kamalabai and Narayana Sastri, a very pious Brahmin couple after Lord Krishna appeared in Sastri’s dream and promised him a great son. Jayadeva was born in 1175 AD in a Brahmin family in Kenduli Sasan in the Prachi valley, Khurda district in Orissa. Shri Jayadeva takes the pride of place in every Sampradaya Bhajan in view of the importance of his Gita Govinda Kavya which either in full or in parts occupies a central place in every Bhajan or Utsavam. This gave birth to the famous epic, ‘Gita Govinda’, validating the words ‘Poetry is a spontaneous overlow of powerful feelings and emotions’. The vision of Krishna and His music enthralled Jayadeva so much that he composed a Shloka extempore. Beside the river bank, under a tree, Lord Shri Krishna was playing his flute delightfully. In his divine vision, he saw the Yamuna River flowing through four Blue Mountains. One day, he had a divine visualization and went into an ecstatic state. His parents left for Vanaprastha after sometime and Jayadeva led a nomadic life. He was incessantly lost in prayers of Shri Krishna. Jayadeva’s Life Jayadeva was very devoted to Shri Krishna from his childhood and learnt the scriptures at a very young age. One night, Lord Krishna appeared in Sastri’s dream and told him that his wife’s prayer would be fulfilled and they would soon be blessed with an illustrious son.
She prayed to the Lord to be blessed with a child. Kamalabai was very devout and longed for a child.
Jayadeva was born to Kamalabai and Narayana Sastri, a very pious Brahmin couple. Mugdhadamukunda (Unpretentious Krishna).VilakṣyalakṣmīpatiH (Apologetic Krishna).Sākāṅkṣa puṇdarīkākṣham (Passionate Krishna).The twelve chapters of Gita Govinda vividly describe the different facets of Shri Krishna: Sri Gita Govinda Mahakavyam declares the beautiful blend and unison of Jivātmā with Paramātmā. Sri Jayadeva’s Ashtapadi reveals the trueĮssence of Love between Radha and Shri Krishna. The poems also elaborate the eight moods of the Heroine, the Ashta Nayika, which have been an inspiration for many compositions and choreographic works in Indian classical dances. The poems Shri Krishna’s yearning for Radha and is considered an important part of the Bhakti movement. Radha vadana (Kalyana Ashtapadhi)– Raga Madhyamavati Pashyathi Dishi Dishi Naatha hare – Dheerasankarabharanam Nindathi chandanam – Sowrashtram (also Dwijavanthi) Pundareekam + Pralayapayodijale – Raga Sowrashtram Where Purna Ashtapadhi is not done, choose any Ashtapadhi and the 22nd Ashtapadhi as this is the Kalyana song. Sing the Pundareekams, preceding Shlokams and Ashtapadhis.