Jasobanta Dasa

Jasobanta Dasa
Mahapurusha; Jasobanta Dasa
Born	1487[1][2]; Adhanga, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha [3]
Occupation	Poet
Language	Odia
Period	Bhakti age
Genre	Poetry,Ballads
Subject	Mythology,Philosophy
Notable works	Gobindachandra Tika , Prema Bhakti Brahma Gita[4][5]

Jasobanta Dasa (also spelled as Jasobanta Das or Yasovanta Das) (Born c. 1487) 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 Prema Bhakti Brahma Gita .[5]

Personal life

Early life of Jasobanta is mainly sourced from the work Jasobanta Dasanka Chaurashi Agyan (Eightyfour Arts of Jasobanta Dasa ) by one of his disciples sudarshan Das.[5] He was born at village Adhanga, Jagatsinghpur, Part of undivided Cuttack District. His father's name was Jagu Mallika and his mother's name was rekha Dei.[5] He came to Puri by the inspiration of Sri Chaitanya.He got initiated into Vaishnavism during Srichaitanya's stay in Puri.[2]

Literary works

A list of his known works is as below.

Gobindachandra Tika,
Prema Bhakti Brahma Gita
Siva Sarvodaya

References

Das, S. (2010). Lord Jagannath. Sanbun Publishers. p. 26. ISBN 978-93-80213-22-4. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
Mohan Lal (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: sasay to zorgot. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 4628–. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
Praharaj, Gopal Chandra (2016-10-23). "Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha by Gopal Chandra Praharaj (Preface + All 7 Volumes) : Gopal Chandra Praharaj : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. p. 6782. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
Paniker, K.A.; Sahitya Akademi (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Medieval Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 409. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
Mukherjee, P. (1981). The History of Medieval Vaishnavism in Orissa. Asian Educational Services. pp. 85–86. ISBN 978-81-206-0229-8. Retrieved 2019-10-09.

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[Das_2010_p._26-1] Das, S. (2010). Lord Jagannath. Sanbun Publishers. p. 26. ISBN 978-93-80213-22-4. Retrieved 2019-10-09.

[Lal1992-2] Mohan Lal (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: sasay to zorgot. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 4628–. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3. Retrieved 19 December 2012.

[Praharaj_2016_P.6782-3] Praharaj, Gopal Chandra (2016-10-23). "Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha by Gopal Chandra Praharaj (Preface + All 7 Volumes) : Gopal Chandra Praharaj : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. p. 6782. Retrieved 2019-10-09.

[Paniker_Sahitya_Akademi_1997_p._409-4] Paniker, K.A.; Sahitya Akademi (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Medieval Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 409. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5. Retrieved 2019-10-09.

[Mukherjee_1981_p._85-86-5] Mukherjee, P. (1981). The History of Medieval Vaishnavism in Orissa. Asian Educational Services. pp. 85–86. ISBN 978-81-206-0229-8. Retrieved 2019-10-09.