Śrīkṛṣṇa-kīrtana

The Śrīkṛṣṇa-kīrtana is a collection of poems attributed to the 15th-century Bengali poet Chandidas. These poems, which focus on the love between the god Krishna and the washerwoman Rami, were influential in the Vaishnava-Sahajiya religious movement. This movement explored the parallels between human and divine love, often using the relationship between Krishna and Radha as a metaphor for the soul's devotion to God. The poems themselves suggest Chandidas was a Brahman priest who defied social norms by openly declaring his love for Rami, viewing their relationship as sacred. The Śrīkṛṣṇa-kīrtana significantly impacted later Bengali art and literature.1234