Salabega

Salabega
ସାଲବେଗ
Personal
Born1607/1608
Mughal Empire
Died
Mughal Empire
ReligionHinduism
DenominationJagannath Centric Vaishnavism
Organization
TempleJagannath Temple, Puri

Salabega (Odia: ସାଲବେଗ, romanized: Sālabega, 1607/1608 –?)[1][2] was an Odia religious poet of India in the early 17th century who wrote Jagannatha bhajanas.[3][4] He was Muslim by birth but his devotion for the Hindu God made Lord Jagannath stop his Ratha Jātrā (Rath Yatra) in Odisha for him to get darshan.[4][3][5][6] His famous Bhajan 'Ahe Nila Saila' lives to this day.[3][4][2][1]

  1. ^ a b Yamin, Mohammed (June 2014). "Salabeg: A Renowned Saint Poet of Odisha" (PDF). Odisha Review.
  2. ^ a b Chandan Yatra Das (2021). Salabeg A Great Muslim Devotee Of Lord Jagannatha. p. 1.
  3. ^ a b c "Muslim-born Salabeg, the Jagannath devotee who brought the Lord to the masses". The Indian Express. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  4. ^ a b c "The Story of Lord Jagannath and the Mazar". Times of India Blog. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  5. ^ "Story of Salabega and his beautiful songs". Utkal Today. 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  6. ^ Sujit Mahapatra (2022-01-02). Bhakta Salabega.