Govinda Das

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Govinda Das

Bengali poet

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Hinduism
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Govinda Das (1537–1612) is one of the greatest poets in this bhakti genre of poetry in which divine love is symbolized by human love. The songs of Ramprasad Sen (1718–75) similarly honor Shakti as mother of the universe and are still in wide devotional use.
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Govinda Das (1537–1612) is one of the greatest poets in this bhakti genre of poetry in which divine love is symbolized by human love. The songs of Ramprasad Sen (1718–75) similarly honor Shakti as mother of the universe and are still in wide devotional use.
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