Purushottama Dasa

Purushottama Dasa
Native name
ପୁରୁଷୋତ୍ତମ ଦାସ
Bornc. 1550
Puri, Odisha
Diedc. 1600
OccupationPoet, Accountant
LanguageOdia
GenreMythology, Philosophy
Notable worksKanchi Kaveri,
Ganga Mahatmya,
Dutia Osha,
Gundicha Bije

Purushottama Dasa (alternatively spelled Purushottam Das; Odia: ପୁରୁଷୋତ୍ତମ ଦାସ; c. 1550-1600) was a sixteenth century Odia poet[1] and devotee of lord Jagannath.[2] He was very popular for his poem "Kanchi Kaveri", based on a real historical incident.[3]

  1. ^ Jaẏanta Kumāra Dāsa (1998). Ramshankar Ray. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 28–. ISBN 9788126005482.
  2. ^ Behuria, N.C.; Orissa (India). Gazetteers Unit (1990). Orissa State Gazetteer. Gazetteer of India (in Dutch). Gazetteers Unit, Department of Revenue, Government of Orissa. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  3. ^ K. Ayyappa Paniker (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections (Assamese-Dogri). Sahitya Akademi. pp. 409–. ISBN 9788126003655.