Girdhar
Girdhar or Giradhara (1787–1852) was an Gujarati poet.[1]
Girdhar | |
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| Born | 1787 |
| Died | 1852 |
Works[edit]
Girdhar is known for his poetic epic Ramayana (1837) which is popular in Gujarat. He derived the story from Ramayana of Tulsidas and several other Puranic texts. His version is lucid and musical as it is in simple language and uses traditional metres and melodies. His poetry Radha Virahna Barmas is influenced by the poetry of Vaishnavism. His Tulsi Vivah narrates the wedding of Krishna and Tulsi in 26 lyrics. It resemble the Kadva (cantos) style of medieval Gujarati poetry. He also wrote lyrics on Gopi and Krishna relations and wrote Ashwamedha and Rajsuyayajna. He based a large number of his poems on Dasamskandha of Bhagavata.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Girdhar was born in the village of Māsar, Baroda State in a Lāḍ Vaṇik family. His father, Garavaḍadās, worked as a goldsmith and for some years Girdhar followed him in the profession. At the age of twenty he moved to Baroda, and some years later he was initiated into the Vallabhite sect by Gosvāmī Puruṣottamadās. Girdhar worked as a manager in the local Vallabhite temple. He was also a friend of an ācārya of the Rādhāvallabhī sect named Ragīlāl Mahārāj. Girdhar's wife and son both died early in life. Girdhar traveled to several Vaishnav religious sites with Ragīlāl. On the return journey, when Girdhar wished to visit Śrīnāthajī Ragīlāl refused. Girdhar was anxious to get Śrīnāthajī's darśana, and soon died while meditating upon him.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Amaresh Datta (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1410. ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0.
- ^ Jhaveri, Mansukhlal (1978). History of Gujarati Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 56.
- ^ Sāṭhe, Gajānana Narasiṁha; Bhaṭṭa, Dīneśa Harilāla. गिरधर-कृत रामायण Giradhara-Kr̥ta Rāmāyaṇa (in Hindi). Vāṇī Presa. pp. 17–18.
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