Jayadeva (flourished 12th century) was an Indian author of the Sanskrit poem Gita Govinda (“Song of the Cowherd [Krishna]”). The son of Bhojadeva, a Brahman, he was born in the village of Kenduli Sasan, Orissa (now Odisha), near the city of Puri, and was married to Padmavati. Jayadeva was closely associated with the temple of Jagannatha ...