Jasobanta Dasa (Odia: ଯଶୋବନ୍ତ ଦାସ, romanized: Jasobanta Dāsa, Odia: ; born c. 1487) was an Odia poet, litterateur and mystic. He was one of the five great poets in Odia literature, the Panchasakha named Sri Ananta Dasa, Sri Jagannatha Dasa, Sri Balarama Dasa and Sri Achyutananda Dasa during the Bhakti age of literature. He is known for his work Prema Bhakti Brahma Gita.
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Rupa Gosain, image of Jasobanta
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ଯଶୋବନ୍ତ ଦାସ
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| Born | 1487 Adhanga, Jagatsinghpur, Odisha |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Odia |
| Period | Bhakti age |
| Genre | Poetry,Ballads |
| Subject | Mythology,Philosophy |
| Notable works | Gobindachandra Tika, Prema Bhakti Brahma Gita |
Personal life
Early life of Jasobanta is mainly sourced from the work Jasobanta Dasanka Chaurashi Agyan (Eighty-four arts of Jasobanta Dasa) by one of his disciples Sudarshan Das. 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. He came to Puri by the inspiration of Sri Chaitanya. He got initiated into Vaishnavism during Srichaitanya’s stay in Puri.
Literary works
A list of his known works is as below.
- Gobinda Chandra
- Prema Bhakti Brahma Gita
- Siba Swarodaya