Sri Jayadeva Gosvami -- Disappearance -20-1-06

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SRI JAYADEVA GOSWAMI

Sri Jayadeva Gosvami was the chief pandita in the

court of the king Sri Laksman Sena. His father's name

was Bhojadeva and his mothers name was Bama devi. He

made his appearance at Kendu- bilvagram within the

district of Birhum, during the 11th century.

 

Sri Jayadeva's wife's name was Sri Padmavati. During

the time that he was engaged as the chief pandita of

Raja Laksman Sena, he resided at Navadwipa on the

banks of Ganga. Also present with were three other

panditas whose names he has mentioned in Sri

Gita-Govinda: Sri Umapatidhar, Acarya Sri Govardhan

and Kavi Ksamapati, who were his close friends.

 

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu used to especially relish

hearing the Gita Govinda as well as the works of

Candidas, Vidyapati, Ramananda Ray and the

Krsna-karnamrta by Bilvamangala Thakur. Sri Gita

Govinda is full of intimate pastimes of Sri Sri Radha

Govinda and is therefore meant for those who have

accumulated sufficient spiritual piety.

 

"For those who relish the remembrance of the pastimes

of Sri Hari and who are always anxious to hear those

transcendental divine narrations, these verses, sweet

as honey, have been composed by Jayadeva with the

blessings of Mother Sarasvati."

 

In the Gita Govinda, while writing about the pastimes

of Radharani as She repented after Krsna had gone

away, he became lost in thought. Not being able to

decide whether or not he should write a particular

verse, he decided to first take his bath, and return

to his writing later. While he taking his bath, Krsna

Himself personally appeared in the form of Jayadeva,

took his meal and then wrote down that very verse with

His own hand. Then, while Padmavati was accepting her

meal Jayadeva returned from taking his bath in the

Ganga. Padmavati was completely startled to see her

husband, and Jayadeva as well was very suprised to see

that his wife was accepting her meal before him (which

is never done by Hindu wives). Finally she explained

that he had already returned from taking his bath

once, taken his meal, and then gone to his room.

Jayadeva went to where he had been writing and saw the

verse that he had been considering whether to write or

not, now composed in golden letters.

 

With tears in his eyes and voice choked up he called

out to his wife, "Padmavati! You are so fortunate! You

had darshana of the Supreme Lord!"

 

Bhaktivinoda Thakura has commented that even though

Sri Gauranga Deva hadn't revealed his internal

pastimes at that time, within the heart of Sri

Jayadeva, Sri Bilvamangala, Sri Candi das and Sri

Vidyapati, the transcendental mood of Mahaprabhu was

awakened even before He Himself actually made His

appearance.

 

Jayadeva Gosvami also composed a book named

Candraloka. His disappearance is on Pausa sankranti.

He also composed the celebrated Dasavatara Stotram.

 

His worshipable Deities, Sri Sri Radha-Madhava, are

being worshipped in the former temple of Radha-Govinda

just outside the present city of Jaipur.

 

 

 

 

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