The Love of Radha and Krishna: A Comparative Study of Love in Eastern and Western Literature
Exploring the Depths of Love: A Comparative Analysis of Radha and Krishna's Devotion in Eastern and Western Literature
by Vipin Pratap Singh*,
- Published in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, E-ISSN: 2230-7540
Volume 17, Issue No. 1, Apr 2020, Pages 497 - 501 (5)
Published by: Ignited Minds Journals
ABSTRACT
Love, then, whether for God or human being, is a desire to merge with, be one with the beloved. This contributes to an ambivalence of expression that has been fully exploited by the poet Jayadeva in his Gitagovinda to portray the love of Radha and Krishna. Viewed at one level the love is earthly, sensual and profane, while at another level it expresses the deepest Bhakti (devotion) of the human soul for the divine.
KEYWORD
Love, Radha and Krishna, Comparative Study, Eastern and Western Literature, Desire, Merge, Beloved, Ambivalence of expression, Poet Jayadeva, Gitagovinda, Earthly Love, Sensual Love, Profane Love, Bhakti, Human Soul, Divine