Fagu , also spelled Phagu , is a genre of poetry in Old Gujarati language popular during early period of Gujarati literature .
7-493: Fagu is derived from Sanskrit word Falgu . As an adjective, it means beautiful, handsome, fine, etc. As a noun, it became synonyms of the Spring season. Falguna (also spelled Phalguna ), a spring season month according to Hindu calendar , is origin of this word. Fagu is a lyrical form depicting beauty of nature during spring. It also portrays joys and pleasures of love, fears and hopes separation and union of lovers. This form
14-834: Is the twelfth month of the year and corresponds with February/March in the Gregorian calendar . In Luni-Solar calendars, Phaguna may begin on either the new moon or the full moon around the same time of year and is the twelfth month of the year. However, in Gujarat , Kartika is the first month of the year, and so Phaguna follows as the fifth month for Gujaratis . The holidays of Holi (15 Phaguna in Amanta System/30 Phaguna In Purnimanta System) and Maha Shivaratri (14th Phaguna in Purnimanta System) are observed in this month. In
21-566: The Vikram Samvat calendar, Phaguna is the year's eleventh month. In solar religious calendars, Pha guna begins with the Sun 's entry into Pisces and is the twelfth month of the solar year. In the Vaishnava calendar, Govinda governs this month. Gaura-purnima celebrating the birth of the saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534) also falls in this month. Most parts of North India see
28-472: The early celebration of the famous Hindu festival Holi in this month. Holi is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month Phalguna ( Phalguna Purnima ), which usually falls in the later part of February or March. The Hindu festival of Shigmo is also celebrated in Goa and Konkan in the month of Phalguna. Celebrations can stretch over a month and may last even after
35-465: The fourteenth century by unknown author is beautiful Fagu without any religious sentiments. Narayana Fagu (1441) is about Krishna . This article about a literary genre is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Phalguna Phagun ( Sanskrit : फाल्गुन , romanized : Phālgun ) is a month of the Hindu calendar . In India's national civil calendar , Phalguna
42-503: Was a popular theme among Jain poets. Some examples are Neminatha Fagu (1344) by Rajshekhar, Neminatha Fagu (1375) by Jayashekhar and Rangasagara Neminatha Fagu (1400) by Somsundar. A poem Neminatha Chatushpadika (1269) by Vinaychandra depicted the same story. There are twelve known Fagus of these period and majority of them are written by Jain monks. Only two Fagus, Vasanta Vilas Fagu and Narayana Fagu , written by unknown authors are of non-Jain poets. Vasanta Vilas Fagu written in
49-555: Was popular among Jain poets who were mostly monks, so many of these Fagu start with erotic sentiments and ends with renunciation or self restraints. An oldest known Fagu is Jinachandra Suri Fagu (about 1225) by Jinapadma Suri. It has 25 verses with 6 to 20 verses missing. The first complete Fagu is Sthulibhadra Fagu composed between 1234 and 1244 or in 1344 or 1334. It describes rainy season instead of spring. The separation of Rajula and Jain Tirthankara Neminatha
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