Ananta Dasa

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Ananta Dasa
Mahapurusa Sishu Ananta.jpg
Native name
ଶିଶୁ ଅନନ୍ତ ଦାସ
Bornc. 1475 [1]
Balipatana, Khordha district, Odisha
OccupationSeer, poet
LanguageOdia
GenreMythology,Ballads
Notable worksHetu Udaya Bhagabata

Sisu Ananta Dasa (also spelled as Ananta Das; Odia: ଶିଶୁ ଅନନ୍ତ ଦାସ; born c. 1475) was an Odia poet, litterateur and mystic. He was one of the five great poets in Odia literature, the Panchasakha during the Bhakti age of literature.He is known for his work Hetu Udaya Bhagabata .[2]

Personal life[]

Not much is known about his early life. Some of the later writers have mentioned his parentage. Ananta was born Ananta Mohanty at village Balipatana. His father's name was Kapila Mohanty.[1][3] He was one of the chief saints of Utkaliya Vaishnavism and propagator of the Sisu sampradaya.[4]

Literary works[]

His magnum opus was Hetu Udaya Bhāgabata. A list of his known works is as below.

  • Chumbaka malikā
  • Nilagiri charita
  • Hetu Udaya Bhāgabata
  • Artha Tāreni Prasnottara
  • Anākāra Samhitā
  • Bhaktimuktipradāyaka Geetā

References[]

  1. ^ a b Das, C. (1951). Studies in medieval religion and literature of Orissa. Visva-Bharati studies. Visva-Bharati. p. 3,41. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  2. ^ Mukherjee, P. (1981). The History of Medieval Vaishnavism in Orissa. Asian Educational Services. p. 87. ISBN 978-81-206-0229-8. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  3. ^ Mukherjee, P. (1981). The History of Medieval Vaishnavism in Orissa. Asian Educational Services. p. 86. ISBN 978-81-206-0229-8. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  4. ^ Das, Pt. Suryanarayan (1976). Odia Sahityara Itihasa [History of Odia literature] (in Odia) (2nd ed.). Cuttack: Grantha Mandir.
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