Person

Jayadeva

fl. 12th century · 12th century

Jayadeva was a Sanskrit poet of the 12th century, author of the Gita Govinda, a celebrated poem on the love of Krishna and Radha. Tradition places him at the court of the Sena king Lakshman Sena, though Odisha also claims him through the village of Kenduli. His work shaped Vaishnava devotion and the arts across India.

Jayadeva
Image: Prateek Pattanaik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 state history

Sena dynasty

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Jayadeva. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jayadeva
MLA
“Jayadeva.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jayadeva. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Jayadeva.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jayadeva.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Jayadeva’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/jayadeva (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻