Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda, the ‘Song of the Cowherd’, was a favourite text of Rajasthani painters. Which rasa does this lyrical poem evoke?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Shringara rasa
Gita Govinda is a lyrical poem in Sanskrit that evokes shringara rasa. It portrays the mystical love between Radha and Krishna through worldly imageries.
NCERT (2026-27): “Themes of Paintings – An Overview …The soul’s devotion to the deity is pictured by Radha’s self-abandonment to her beloved Krishna epitomised in Gita Govinda paintings. 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.…” |