Jayadeva (12th century) also called as Jaidev, was a famous saint and poet. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna, and his famous poem was Gita Govinda which describes the love between Lord Krishna and Mata Radhe. He admires their glory and considers them as the greatest divine couple, and worships them whole heartedly. His poems were included in the Guru Granth Sahib, the important scripture of Sikhism. It is also believed that he got married with a noble lady Padmavathi, and both of them were lived peacefully with the blessings of Lord Krishna.
He was a Brahmin scholar and it is believed that he would have been born in a village in the present day Odisha. Jayadeva travelled to many holy places and worshipped in the temples of Lord Krishna with great cheerfulness and happiness, and chants his mantra, and would not stay at one place alone. He has undergone long pilgrimages and lived his life by taking alms, and was highly praised by the kings and the common people for his great talents in penning beautiful devotional poems on Lord Krishna and Radhe Mata. He was educated in his native place at Odhisha, and learned all the divine scriptures and Sanskrit language, and was an expert in all kinds of art and was a born genius.
Jayadeva for some time worked as a teacher in the school at Kurmapataka, Odisha. Jayadeva was the main person in spreading the bhakti spirit among the people through his songs on Lord Krishna.
SRI KRISHNA BHAJAN
Hey Krishna, You Complexion conquers the storm clouds gathering!
You are the Lord of love who likes everyone, and gives great spiritual pleasure to them. You wear Peacock feathers on your head, which beautifully decorates your head.
Let us Worship Lord Krishna, who was the king of Vrindavan.
Your eyebrows looks like rainbows and even millions and millions of suns fail to match your radiance. Non-stop speech comes on your lips and you smiles very sweetly.
Let us Worship Lord Krishna who was the king of Vrindavan.
You wear beautiful ornaments and dresses, and you look like the beautiful Manmadha. Your both eyes shine brightly like that of the sparkling gold.
Let us Worship Lord Krishna who was the king of Vrindavan.
Your ears are worn beautiful earrings and you hold the holy flute on your hands, by which you creates mesmerising music which attracts thousands of your devotees, which includes humans, birds, animals and even insects.
Let us worship Lord Krishna who was the king of Vrindavan.
Rich Sandalwood pasteis smeared on your body which adds more beauty to your body. TheKaustubhaGem glitters like that of millions and millions of suns, and those who see you on their naked eyes would get blinded due to your great radiance.
Let us worship Lord Krishna who was the king of Vrindavan.
Among the Yadavas,you are the most brilliant one, and you contain lot of attractive features than that of others. You are the Lord of the Lords and the King of the Kings.
Let us worship Lord Krishna who was the king of Vrindavan.
You are the very favourite person to MaRadha, and your divine love is still praised by the people in the earth, and also by the divine gods in the heaven.You always speak truth and act honestly. You are the precious avatar of Lord Vishnu, and those who worship you sincerely, would attain all sorts of prosperity in their lives.
Let us worship Lord Krishna who was the king of Vrindavan.
Oh My Lord, I beg you to award me with purest loving bhakti on you, and to loudly recite my
Lord Krishna’s holy name. Joyful Tears flows from my eyes, and my entire body shivers due to your divine blessings.
Let us worship Lord Krishna who was the king of Vrindavan.
I want to dance and dance and I want to keep shouting of your holy names. Oh!Nityananda, give me a staunch devotion on you, make me your humble slave, and keep me in your soul, and relieve me from the cycle of repeated births.
Let us worship Lord Krishna who was the king of Vrindavan.
Oh My Lord, make me to become illusion free, make me to chant your names, make me to become mad on you, make me as a small insect and allow me to dwell on your divine body.
Let us worship Lord Krishna who was the king of Vrindavan.
I have wasted half of my life in enjoying worldly pleasures, without any gain, and my only aim is to show more and more attention on you, you and you only. My life has passed without any purpose, and there is no motive in my life. Hence I beg you to make me into your humble devotee, and I don’t want to waste even a single moment of my life without worshipping you.
Let us worship Lord Krishna who was the king of Vrindavan.
“JAI SRI KRISHNA”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR