Radha and Krishna in the Gitagovinda
A folio from the Tehri Garhwal series of the Gitagovinda, depicting Radha and Krishna walking at night; created with opaque watercolor and gold on paper by an artist of the first generation after Nainsukh, c.1775–1780.
Gitagovinda
poem by Jayadeva
Also known as: “Gita Govinda”
Gitagovinda, Sanskrit lyric poem, composed by the 12th-century Indian poet Jayadeva, that recounts the divine love of Hindu deity Krishna and his consort Radha. Jayadeva was a court poet of King Lakshmanasena of Bengal (a historical region in northeastern India, now divided between the Indian state of West Bengal and the country of Bangladesh). Structured in 12 cantos and composed for music, the Gitagovinda reflects the conventions of classical kavya (courtly poetic composition)—a highly stylized...
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