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 }}'''Jayadeva'''  ({{IPA-sa|dʑɐjɐˈdeːʋɐ|pron}}, born {{circa|1170 CE}}), also spelt '''Jaideva''', was a [[Sanskrit]] [[poet]] during the 12th century. He is most known for his epic poem ''[[Gita Govinda]]''<ref name="mamcup4">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5B0JEN2ct94C&pg=PA4|title=The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2013|isbn=978-1-108-05548-2|pages=4–9|author=Max Arthur Macauliffe}}</ref> which concentrates on [[Krishna]]'s love with the ''[[gopi]]'', [[Radha]], in a rite of spring.{{sfn|Miller|1977|loc=preface ix}} This poem, which presents the view that Radha is greater than Krishna, is considered an important text in the [[Bhakti movement]] of [[Hinduism]].<ref>http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2008/May-2008/engpdf/Poet39-40.pdf</ref>{{Better source needed|date=October 2020}}
-Little is known of his life, except that he was a loner poet and a Hindu mendicant celebrated for his poetic genius in eastern India. Jayadeva's ashtapadis are central to the repertoire of [[Odissi music]], the traditional classical music of the state of Odisha. Jayadeva is the earliest dated author of hymns that are included the [[Guru Granth Sahib]], the primary scripture of [[Sikhism]] – a religion founded in the [[Indian subcontinent]] centuries after his death.<ref name="mamcup4" /><ref name="pashaura9">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fMrXAAAAMAAJ|title=The Bhagats of the Guru Granth Sahib: Sikh Self-definition and the Bhagat Bani|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2003|isbn=978-0-19-566269-6|pages=9, 116–123|author=Pashaura Singh}}</ref>
+Little is known of his life, except that he was a loner poet and a Hindu mendicant celebrated for his poetic genius in eastern India. Jayadeva's ashtapadis are central to the repertoire of [[Odissi music]], the traditional classical music of the state of Odisha. Jayadeva is the earliest dated author of hymns that are included the [[Guru Granth Sahib]], the primary scripture of [[Sikhism]] – a religion founded in the [[Indian subcontinent]] centuries after his death.<ref name="pashaura9">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fMrXAAAAMAAJ|title=The Bhagats of the Guru Granth Sahib: Sikh Self-definition and the Bhagat Bani|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2003|isbn=978-0-19-566269-6|pages=9, 116–123|author=Pashaura Singh}}</ref><ref name="mamcup4" />
 ==Biography==
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 [[File:Jayadeva Pitha, KenduBilwa 02.JPG|thumb|right|Jayadeva Pitha, Kenduli Village (Kendu Bilwa)|335x335px]]
 [[File:Radha and Krishna in Discussion.jpg|thumb|330px|right|Basohli painting ({{circa|1730}}) depicting a scene from Jayadeva's ''Gita Govinda''.]]
-A few poems of Jayadeva written in archaic [[Odia language|Odia]] have been published by the Directorate of Culture, Odisha. They describe the romance of Radha-Krishna and contain ideas very similar to those used in the Gita Govinda.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Odia Bhajana|publisher=Directorate of Culture, Odisha|year=1973|editor-last=Mishra|editor-first=Nilamani|edition=2|volume=3|location=Bhubaneswar, Odisha|pages=iv-v|language=or}}</ref> Jayadeva is widely considered as one of the earliest musicians of [[Odissi music]]. Every night during the ''Badasinghara'' or the last ritual of the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Jagannatha temple]] of Puri, the [[Gita Govinda|''Gitagovinda'']] of Jayadeva is sung, set to traditional Odissi ragas & talas. This tradition has continued unbroken since the time of [[Jayadeva]], who himself used to sing in the temple. After the time of the poet, the singing of the Gitagovinda according to the authentic Odissi ragas & talas was instated as a mandatory sevā at the temple, to be performed by the Maharis or [[Devadasi|Devadasis]], systematically recorded in inscriptions, the [[Madala Panji|''Mādalā Pānji'']] and other official documents that describe the functioning of the temple. To this date, the Jagannatha temple remains the fountainhead of Odissi music and the most ancient & authentic compositions (including a few archaic Odia {{transl|or|Chhanda}}s and {{transl|or|janana}}s by Jayadeva himself) survive in the temple tradition, although the Devadasis are no more found owing to their systematic eradication by the British government.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Parhi|first=Kirtan Narayan|title=Perspectives on Orissa|publisher=Centre for study in civilizations|year=2009|editor-last=Mohapatra|editor-first=PK|location=New Delhi|pages=613–626|chapter=Odissi Music : Retrospect and Prospect}}</ref> {{Odissi Classical Music sidebar}}Two hymns of Jayadeva, have been incorporated in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]], the holy book of the [[Sikh]] religion.<ref name="mamcup4" /><ref name="pashaura9" />
+A few poems of Jayadeva written in archaic [[Odia language|Odia]] have been published by the Directorate of Culture, Odisha. They describe the romance of Radha-Krishna and contain ideas very similar to those used in the Gita Govinda.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Odia Bhajana|publisher=Directorate of Culture, Odisha|year=1973|editor-last=Mishra|editor-first=Nilamani|edition=2|volume=3|location=Bhubaneswar, Odisha|pages=iv-v|language=or}}</ref> Jayadeva is widely considered as one of the earliest musicians of [[Odissi music]]. Every night during the ''Badasinghara'' or the last ritual of the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Jagannatha temple]] of Puri, the [[Gita Govinda|''Gitagovinda'']] of Jayadeva is sung, set to traditional Odissi ragas & talas. This tradition has continued unbroken since the time of Jayadeva, who himself used to sing in the temple. After the time of the poet, the singing of the Gitagovinda according to the authentic Odissi ragas & talas was instated as a mandatory sevā at the temple, to be performed by the Maharis or [[Devadasi]]s, systematically recorded in inscriptions, the [[Madala Panji|''Mādalā Pānji'']] and other official documents that describe the functioning of the temple. To this date, the Jagannatha temple remains the fountainhead of Odissi music and the most ancient & authentic compositions (including a few archaic Odia {{transl|or|Chhanda}}s and {{transl|or|janana}}s by Jayadeva himself) survive in the temple tradition, although the Devadasis are no more found owing to their systematic eradication by the British government.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Parhi|first=Kirtan Narayan|title=Perspectives on Orissa|publisher=Centre for study in civilizations|year=2009|editor-last=Mohapatra|editor-first=PK|location=New Delhi|pages=613–626|chapter=Odissi Music : Retrospect and Prospect}}</ref> {{Odissi Classical Music sidebar}}Two hymns of Jayadeva, have been incorporated in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]], the holy book of the [[Sikh]] religion.<ref name="pashaura9" /><ref name="mamcup4" />
 The hymns are written in a mixture of [[Sanskrit]] and eastern [[Apabhraṃśa|Apabhramsha]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Dass|first=Nirmal|title=Songs of the Saints from the Adi Granth|date=19 October 2000|publisher=State University of New York Press|isbn=978-0791446836|page=130|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GZSndbFnrVIC&q=Jayadeva+born+Bengal&pg=PA130}}</ref> There are records narrating how Jayadeva's work had a profound influence on [[Guru Nanak]] during his visit to Puri.<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of Education, Culture and Children's Literature: v. 3. Indian culture and education|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3T2Ph_SmjtoC&pg=PA49|year=2009|publisher=Deep & Deep Publications|isbn=978-81-8450-150-6|pages=49–}}</ref><ref name="Dhillon2010">{{cite book|author=Harish Dhillon|title=Guru Nanak|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=obRecfp1QCYC&pg=PA88|date=1 January 2010|publisher=Indus Source|isbn=978-81-88569-02-1|pages=88–}}</ref><ref name="Sarna2009">{{cite book|author=Navtej Sarna|title=THE BOOK OF NANAK|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SL52Igh6a3IC&pg=PT33|date=1 April 2009|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-81-8475-022-5|pages=33–}}</ref>