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Ashtapadi. Ashtapadis or Ashtapadi refers to the Sanskrit hymns of the Gita Govinda, composed by Jayadeva in the 12th century. The ashtapadis, which describe the beauty of Lord Krishna and the love between Krishna and the gopis, are considered a masterpiece in esoteric spirituality and the theme of 'Divine romance'.
The Gita Govinda (Sanskrit: गीतगोविन्दम्; IAST: gītagovindam) is a work composed by the 12th-century Hindu poet, Jayadeva.It describes the ...
Govinda is a name of Krishna and also appears as the 187th and 539th name of Vishnu in the Vishnu Sahasranama, the 1,000 names of Vishnu. [3] According to Adi Shankara's commentary on Vishnu Sahasranama, translated by Swami Tapasyananda, Govinda has four meanings: [3] The sages call Krishna "Govinda" as he pervades all the worlds, giving them ...
Gopalanand Swami (1781–1852) was a paramhansa of the Swaminarayan Sampradaya who was ordained by Swaminarayan. He worked and guided many followers to spread the Swaminarayan Sampradaya.
Jayadeva was an 11th-century Sanskrit poet and lyricist from present-day India. The works of Jayadeva have had a profound influence on Indian culture. They form the basis of the east Indian classical dance form, Odissi as well as traditional classical music of the state, Odissi music and have strongly influenced the Bharatanatyam classical dance as well as Carnatic music.
The Vijayanagara musicological nonet or the Sangitashastra navaratna are a group of nine musicological treatises written during the reign of the Vijayanagara empire.These works are counted among the most important and definitive treatises in Carnatic music theory.
Earlier scholars considered the 13th-century author Govinda Bhattathiri alias Govindan to be the author of Daśādhyāyī, and its earlier version Nauka.According to B. V. Raman, Govinda has very intelligently tried to read some secret or hidden meanings into Varāha Mihira's writings other than they would ordinarily imply. [5]
'praise/seek Govinda'), also known as "Moha Mudgara" (lit. ' destroyer of illusion ' ), is a popular Hindu devotional poem in Sanskrit composed by Adi Shankara . It underscores the view that bhakti (devotion) is also important along with jñāna (knowledge), as emphasised by the bhakti movement .