Sisu Ananta Dasa (also spelled Ananta Dasa; Odia: ଶିଶୁ ଅନନ୍ତ ଦାସ, romanized: Sisu Ananta Dāsa; born c. 1475) 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 Hetu Udaya Bhagabata.[2]
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Native name | ଶିଶୁ ଅନନ୍ତ ଦାସ |
Born | c. 1475 [1] Balipatana, Khordha district, Odisha |
Occupation | Seer, poet |
Language | Odia |
Genre | Mythology,Ballads |
Notable works | Hetu Udaya Bhagabata |
Not much is known about his early life. Some of the later writers have mentioned his parentage. Ananta was born Ananta Mohanty at village Balipatana. His father's name was Kapila Mohanty.[1][3] He was one of the chief saints of Utkaliya Vaishnavism and propagator of the Sisu sampradaya.[4]
His magnum opus was Hetu Udaya Bhāgabata. A list of his known works is as below.
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