Thread by @VAdkri

#Jayadeva_series
*Know the evidence of great Past~
The birthplace of the great twelfth-century Sanskrit cum Odia poet Jayadeva has been quite unknown to public,(I am not talking about researcher)
Even this had led to a bitter feud between some north states with odisha
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In this particular series I want to explain you about Jayadeva's life time ,where & how his composition took place
*The evidences of Jaydeva found in 4 great Indian temple of Kalingotkala
Which showcase the movement of the Emperor Anantavarma Chodaganga Deva and SriJayadeva
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people believe that he was a poet in eastern Indian state but don't know much about his life
*Jayadeva's ashtapadis are central to the repertoire of Odissi music, the trad. music of the state of Odisha.
Which is clearly reflects here in one of the oldest ancient manuscripts
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Archaeological discoveries reflects Jayadeva's extended presence in Puri and Ganjam area
A village called Kenduli Sasan in present Puri dist of Odisha where the poet took his birth Coincidentally
We found number of ancient Krishna temples in that village dated back to 12thCE
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Before going to see his life history let's read once what international researchers says about Jayadeva :
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A German history scholar named M.Winternitz says->
It is true that Jayadeva belongs to the greatest poetical genius of India. It is, however, astonishing that he was
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able to combine so much passion and sentiment of love, so much alliteration in language, that often resounds as pure music in our ears, with such an ornate and yet artificial a form.
It is no wonder that in India the poem enjoys unusual popularity and has always
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found admirers even outside India.
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Looking to such Indian great poet, number of poets of India translated jayadeva's writeups
*Even we found number of manuscripts in Nepal,Srilanka, Myanmar where there were an linkage with kalinga
Reference:His. Ind, Lit., Vol. II, pg.147
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Describe to his birth, Poet says in his Gitagovinda
କେନ୍ଦୁବିଲ୍ଵ-ସମୁଦ୍ର ସମ୍ଭବ ରୋହିଣୀ ରମଣେନ
the archive form of Sanskrit where he describes him self as Rohininramana means moon, who appears from Ocean. Like that he appears in kenduli
Ref:SriJayadeva,Padmasri SN Rajguru
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Let's not stick with only in his birth place kenduli which is in Puri, Moving to his early life he shifted himself to kalinga capital Ganjam,the side by south dist to Puri.
Where there was a huge Ancient hindu University established by early Eastern Gangs rulers of kalinga
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The university was situated in the river bank of Vamsadhara in Uddyan/Oddan mandala .
(Presently known as uddanam in barava coast)
Where the river conjoins with Mohodadhi near present Kalingapatnam beach in srikakulam

Ref:Andhra history and Resech journal
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The empire of Kalinga always glorified by its magnificent art, culture and literature.
Hence Jayadeva joined in that monastery of Srikurmanatha for his further study (the only ancient mutt of Vishnu in tortoise incarnation)
Where also that famous for Gandharva shastra
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Ramanuja said to converted Srikurma into a Vaishnavite temple in the 11thAD and established Vaishnavism school with the support of Kalinga eastern ganga king Anantavarman
*Before to that the #Vaidumbas were
Used to come making a for learning Dance & songs from far south
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Because after Madhukamarnava deva there we found more matrimonial relationship of Eastern gangas with south kanchi and Karnata
#Vaidumbas were one of them .
Dated back to Bharatamuni's Natyashastra and kharavela's khandagiri stone tales, kalinga was famous for song & dance
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Hence in the period of The great Kalinga king Vajrahasta Deva. some of vaidumba people settled in kalinga
*They started a community called #Sani which literally means slave of God.Continuing frm that age they used to include themselves with temple rituals of vamsadhara base
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The area of kalinga had been expanded and contacted several times with south and north India.
So different language influence occurred with Udra bhasa.
Hence the sani community after a long time known as satty community under south influence
Which is a slang accent in south
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The young girls of the family of used to dance overnight in the temples of kalinga.
Hence the sani community hence know as DevaSani .
They use to visit this temples to that temple,this court to that court (ଅଗଣା)for dancing purpose.Thus odrabhashi called them
Barangana.
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The form of the dance hence popular as barangana ବେଶ୍ୟା nrutya or darika dance
*ଦାରିନାଟ darinata
(Dari is a abusiveword in coastal odisha)
*గిడి శెట్టి gudisettinrutyamu
(Gudiseti is a abusive language in Ganjam,Koraput & uttarandhra)
Hence thosedays out side of the temple
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No own use to give respect to the devasanis. They use to stay in the monastery linked with those ancient temple.
*Coming back to Jayadeva,after his schooling (chatashaali) in Puri he moved to srikurmam vidyapeetha and stayed in the monastery near Shalyapetika or salihunda
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There he came across with several philosophy masters of eastern and southern India.
*He learned Veda and Gopala Yantra sikhya along with Gandhrava Shasta of kalinga .
*The Dandapata chief made him the chief of monastery and gave the Title"Pradhana" .Hence in Ganjam region
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Jayadeva known as "Sadhu Pradhana"
*He use to handle the whole institution along with these devadasi.
After Veda sikhya he used to teach kalinga natya shastra up to the year of 40.
Reference: history of Gangas
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After amalgamation of utkala by kalingadhipati Chodaganga Deva ..He shifted his capital from Nagari Kataka to Vidanasi kataka and started construction of a new temple for Lord Kamalakhya Purrosottama in Puri near to existing Nrusigha temple. And worshiped lordJagannatha
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The temple construction took about 90 years so his grand son Ananga bhima deva did deva pratistha by shifting them to new building.
~mean while during the period of anatavarma chodaganga deva , the monastery of kurma bifurcated by different mata.
Hence king instructed to
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His dharmagurus to move Puri.
With the request,some of the saints , philosophers moved to Puri it
*Along with the movement Jayadeva also moved to Puri(homeland)for permanent span along with their students
*But the temple of kurma remains under control of gangas as before
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Kabi Jayadeva started writing the asthapadis in his homeland it self . But questions arises from where we are getting his existence ???
This is is a big Question for all
#YES.
The answer is
*we can find it in the inscription of magnificent Krutibasa temple
#Lingaraja
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The Lingaraja temple is the largest temple in Bhubaneswar with180 ft tall built by the king Yajati from the Somavamsi dynasty, with later additions from the Ganga rulers.
*Where we can found the inscription of Raghava deva(1156-70AD) , the second son of Chodaganga deva
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ସ୍ୱସ୍ତିଶ୍ରୀ ରାଘବଦେବସ୍ୟ.ସୁ.ବି.୧୦ ବାରେ ବୁଧେ ଶ୍ରୀ କୀର୍ତ୍ତବାସେଶ୍ୱରସ୍ୟ ପ୍ରୀତୟେ ମେଡମଦେବ୍ୟା ସଦାଦ୍ୟ ଯାସ୍ୟବର୍ତିସ୍ୟ ମାତପିତରୋ କୋମିନାୟାଙ୍କୁ କୃତିବାସସ୍ୟ ପ୍ରୀତୟେ ଦୀପଦେଉତ୍।କୂର୍ମପାଟକ ପ୍ରବର ସାଧୁପ୍ରଧାନ ଜୟଦେବ ସମବାୟ ଦେବଧର ଗ୍ରାମ ଦାଶପୁରସେଠୀ ହସ୍ତାତ୍କ୍ରିତ୍ବା ବାହାଡ଼ା ଖଣ୍ଡକ୍ଷେତ୍ରସର୍ବତ୍ୱ କୃତିବାସାୟ ହିଲା
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The above inscription translation:~
It is said that in the period of Raghavadeba to please Lord Lingaraja(krutibasa)Madamdevi and his father Komi Nayaka offered Deepadana.
*They bought a land in bahadakhanda from sadhunayakA Jayadeva who was the chief of Kurmam dandapata
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In the above inscription I described about Jayadeva's kurma linkage and how he got sadhu nayaka title Now question is who is Madamdevi?&Komi Nayaka

Madamdevi was a famous Gudisani or Debadasi in kalinga whose father was komi nayaka
Ref:South Indian inscription volume1,3,5
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Vide vol1. 1029, vol3 p.60

Komi nayaka was a ପୋଷାୟିତ means A deva archaka . He offered A akanda deepa in 1113AD

When it was 37th Anka (coronation year) of Anantavarma Chodaganga deva in the famous Madhukeswara Temple in old capital
#Srimukhalingam
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Not only from here only in Bhubaneswar but also in Jayantiswara we found inscription regarding this particular deva dasi family.
శ్రీమద్ అనంతవర్మ చోడగంగాదేవాదాయ ప్రబుధనమ విజయరాజ్య సమ్బత్సరం శుద్ధ ద్వితీయ గురువారమున వ్యతిపాతనందు మేడం పొడిగల్ ఎరకమ్మ కూతురు గుడిశని
పసాటిటి కొలి
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నాయకుని పొలం నంగమ్మ శ్రీ మధుకెస్వరాడు కి పెట్టిన అఖండవర్తి దీపము.
Translation~
Here we are getting inscription of the guddani family of Madam devi
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That in1128AD mother of madam devi nangama and grandmother devadasi erkamaa offered akhandadeepa in madhukeswra temple
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The next two grand temple inscription of Jaya deva are Puri Sri Jagannath temple
And Srikurmantha temple ...
Which I will describe in next
#Jayadeva_serice2
To be continued.......
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