Krupasiddha Matta Balarama Dasa | |
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 Statue of Balarama Dasa at Erabanga, his native place | |
| Native name | ବଳରାମ ଦାସ |
| Born | c. 1472 Puri |
| Died | c. 1556 |
| Occupation | Poet, Saint |
| Language | Odia |
| Genre | Mythology, philosophy, yoga Odissi music |
| Notable works | Jagamohana Ramayana, Lakshmi Purana |
Balarama Dasa[1][2] (alternatively spelled Balaram Das; Odia: ବଳରାମ ଦାସ, romanized: Baḷarāma Dāsa, Odia: [bɔl̪ɔraːmɔ d̪aːsɔ] ; c. 1474-1522) was an Odia poet and litterateur. He was one of the 5 great poets in Odia literature, the Panchasakha named Sri Ananta Dasa, Sri Jagannatha Dasa, Sri Jasobanta Dasa and Sri Achyutananda Dasa during the Bhakti age of literature. He was the eldest of the Pancha sakha. He wrote the Jagamohana Ramayana also known as Dandi Ramayana.[3][4]
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