July 28th, 2009 
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Title: Jayadeva And Gita Govinda – “Dasavtar”
Date of Issue: 27 July 2009
Country: India
Denominations: 500p x 11
First time in the history of India post, 11 philately stamps were issued in a single release “Jayadeva And Gita Govinda – “Dasavtar”.
One stamp is on legendary poet Jayadev and the rest 10 are of incarnations of Lord Vishnu known as “Dasavatar” in Hindu scriptures.
Ten avatars are: (1) Matsya, the Fish; (2) Kurma, the Tortoise; (3) Varaaha, the Boar; (4) Narasimha, the Man-lion; (5) Vaamana, the Dwarf; (6) Parasuraama; (7) Raama; (8) Balaraama; (9) Buddha; and (10) Kalki (still to come in kaliyug).
Jayadeva was a Sanskrit poet, who lived in Orissa, circa 1200 AD. He is most known for his composition, the epic poem Gita Govinda, which depicts the divine love of the Hindu deity Krishna and his consort, Radha, and is considered an important text in the Bhakti movement of Hinduism.
The Gita Govinda is the best known composition of Jayadeva. It is a lyrical poetry that is organized into twelve chapters. Each chapter is further sub-divided into twenty four divisions called Prabandhas. The prabandhas contain couplets grouped into eights, called Ashtapadis.
Click Here for complete details about Jayadeva, ten avatars and slokas of Gita Govinda or go to http://www.guruvayurappantemple.org/pdfs/Dashavatara_Stotra_Sanskrit.pdf
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