Dr. Tarak Nath Nandi
Volume-XIV, Issue-I, October 2025
Volume-XIV, Issue-I, October 2025 | ||
Received: 15.10.2025 | Accepted: 29.10.2025 | |||
Published Online: 31.10.2025 | Page No: 126-133 | |||
DOI: 10.64031/pratidhwanitheecho.vol.14.issue.01W.040 | ||||
The Concept of Jīban-Devatā in Gītabitān: A Philosophical Quest Dr. Tarak Nath Nandi, Asst. Prof, Dept. of Philosophy, Sambhu Nath College,West Bengal, India | |
The idea of Jīban-Devatā (The Lord of My Life) that is reflected in the works of Rabindranath Tagore, especially in his poetic anthology Gītabitān, offers deeper philosophical understanding of the connectedness of existence, divinity, and humanity. The development of this motif by Tagore gives a subtle reason to reevaluate the way of life itself is reflected as a divine presence. This paper starts by questioning the meaning of Jīban-Devatā (The Lord of My Life) as introduced in Gītabitān. Through preempting this theme, we attempt to shedding light on how Tagore defines a dialogic experience between the individual and the transcendent. By means of a scrupulous close reading of some of the songs of the collection of Gītabitān and the analysis of the overall philosophical context in which Tagore was working, the proposed inquiry is expected to clarify how the author combines metaphysical, existential, and spiritual realms in his poetic embodiment. This analytical paradigm allows us to follow the lines of his thinking as they echo in his writings. Conclusively, this paper attempts to summarize the concept of manifesting the divine in the self as an instrument of achieving divine agency, therefore, controlling our interaction with the concept of Jīban-Devatā (The Lord of My Life). | |
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