Kirtan Ghoxa
The Kirtan Ghoxa (Assamese: কীৰ্তন ঘোষা) is a collection of poetical works, primarily composed by the medieval saint Srimanta Sankardev meant for community singing in the Ekasarana religion. Its importance in the religion is second only to the primary text, the Bhagavat of Sankardeva.
The text of the kirtan ghoxa consists of twenty six sections and thirty one kirtans (or narratives of Krishna).[1] The kirtans were originally compiled into a single text by Ramcaran Thakur, the nephew of Madhabdev. All the kirtans were composed by Srimanta Sankardeva, except for one by Ratnakar Kandali and another by Madhabdeva. Two of Sankardeva's kirtans were later additions to Ramcharan Thakur's compilation. In some versions, there is an additional kirtan composed by Sridhar Kandali.
Each kirtan consists of a ghoxa or refrain followed by a number of verses written in different meters.
The Kirtans
- Caturvimsati avatara varnana
- Pasanda mardana
- Namaparadha
- Dhyana Varnana
- Ajamilopakhyana
- Prahrada carita
- Haramohana
- Balichalana
- Gajendropakhyana
- Sisulila
- Rasa krida
- Kamsa vadha
- Gopi udhava samvada
- Kujir vancha purana
- Akrurar vancha purana
- Jarasandhar yuddha
- Kalyavana vadha
- Mucukunda stuti
- Syamanta harana
- Naradar krishna darsana
- Vipra putra anayana
- Damodara upakhyana
- Daivakir putra anayana
- Veda stuti
- Krishna lilamala
- Srikrishnar vaikuntha prayana
- Bhagavatar tatparya
- Uresa varnana
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References
- ↑ Barman, Sivnath (1999). An Unsung Colossus: An introduction to the life and works of Sankaradeva. Guwahati: Forum for Sankardeva Studies.