Who is believed to have been the court poet of Lakshmana Sen of Bengal?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Jayadeva
Option (1) Keshav Das — Incorrect. Keshav Das was the court poet of Raja Madhukar Shah of Orchha.
Option (2) Bhanu Datta — Incorrect. Bhanu Datta was a Maithil Brahmin who lived in Bihar and composed the Rasamanjari.
Option (3) Bihari Lal — Incorrect. Bihari Lal composed the Satsai while at the court of Jaipur.
Option (4) Jayadeva — Correct. Jayadeva, the composer of the Gita Govinda, is believed to have served Lakshmana Sen.
NCERT (2026-27): “Themes of Paintings – An Overview …Composed in the twelfth century by Jayadeva, who is believed to have been the court poet of Lakshmana Sen of Bengal, Gita Govinda, the ‘Song of the Cowherd’, is a lyrical poem in Sanskrit, evoking shringara rasa, portraying the mystical love between Radha and Krishna through worldly imageries. Bhanu Datta, a Maithil Brahmin who lived in Bihar in the fourteenth century, composed another favourite text of artists, Rasamanjari, interpreted as the ‘Bouquet of Delight’.” |