Twilight of the Sultanate c18.s5.1

c18.s5.1

The emotional land of Bengal is perhaps the natural ground for the worship of Krishna as the God of love. Here flourished Jayadēva (twelfth century),⁴⁷ Chandi Dās (A. D. 1417-78) and Vidyāpatī (A. D. 1433-81). Their passionate poetry had prepared the way for the passionate lover-beloved Chaitanya. Since Chaitanya was undoubtedly a child of his Age, a word about the social life of those times would not be out of place here.