Jayadeva, the composer of the Gita Govinda, is believed to have been the court poet of which ruler?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Lakshmana Sen of Bengal
Option (1) Lakshmana Sen of Bengal — Correct. Jayadeva composed the Gita Govinda in the twelfth century and is believed to have served this ruler.
Option (2) Raja Madhukar Shah of Orchha — Incorrect. Raja Madhukar Shah was the patron of Keshav Das, who wrote the Rasikapriya.
Option (3) Rao Bhoj Singh of Bundi — Incorrect. Rao Bhoj Singh ruled when the Bundi Ragamala was painted at Chunar.
Option (4) Mirza Raja Jai Singh of Jaipur — Incorrect. Mirza Raja Jai Singh is linked with Bihari Lal, who wrote the Satsai at the Jaipur court.
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’.” |