Jayadeva

Jayadeva (Sanskrit: [dʒəjəˈd̪eːʋə]) (odia:ଜୟଦେବ) a Sanskrit poet c. 1200. He is most known for his composition, the epic poem Gita Govinda, which depicts the divine love of Krishna, and his consort, Radha. This poem, which presents the view that Radha is greater than Hari, is considered an important text in the Bhakti movement of Hinduism.

Biography

A Brahmin by birth, the date and place of Jayadeva's birth are uncertain (see Jayadeva birth controversy). Based on a reading of the text of his work, either the village of the village of Kenduli Sasan in Odisha or the village of Jayadeva Kenduli in Bengal are likely candidates though another Kenduli in Mithila is also a possibility. Recent studies show scholars still disagree on the issue. Jayadeva, a wanderer, probably visited Puri at some point and there, according to tradition, he married a dancer named Padmavati though that is not supported by early commentators and modern scholars.

The poet's parents were named Bhojadeva and Ramadevi. From temple inscriptions it is now known that Jayadeva received his education in Sanskrit poetry from a place called Kurmapataka, possibly near Konark in Odisha.

Jayadeva (mathematician)

Jayadeva (जयदेव) was a ninth-century Indian mathematician, who further developed the cyclic method (Chakravala method) that was called by Hermann Hankel "the finest thing achieved in the theory of numbers before Lagrange (18th century)". He also made significant contributions to combinatorics.

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