Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c11.s5.109

c11.s5.109

There can be no doubt that this is a fine imitation of the spirit and style of Jayadeva's exquisite songs. In compositions like these Rūpa's art and humanism seldom yield place to mere academicism. For facility of phrase and marvellous modulation of sounds and syllables he had an undoubted talent; and, in spite of the fact that the songs of the *Gītāvalī* are imitative, their pleasing quality should not be depreciated. At the same time, neither sectarian estimation nor general literary appreciation would place them on the same level or consider them as having superseded the Padāvalis of the Gita-govinda.