Balarama Dasa[1][2] (alternatively spelled Balaram Das; Odia: ବଳରାମ ଦାସ, romanized:Baḷarāma Dāsa; c.1474-1522) was an Odia poet and litterateur. He was one of the 5 great poets in Odia literature, the Panchasakha 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]
Odia poet
Krupasiddha Matta
Balarama Dasa
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, Lakhmi Purana
Personal life
Not much is known about his early life. From his own writings it is known that he was the son of Somanatha Mahapatra and Jamuna Debi. Somanatha was a minister of Gajapati Prataparudra Deva's court and originally belonged to the village of Erabanga in Puri district.[5] He was educated and was well versed in Sanskrit. Balarama naturally grew to be proficient in both Odia and Sanskrit.[6] He became a devotee of Jagannatha. In his Middle Ages he came in contact with Sri Chaitanya.[7] It is speculated that he died while on a pilgrimage to Puri in Begunia village near Konark. There is a memorial for him near this village.[8]
Literary works
Dasa translated the Ramayana to Odia. It is also known as Jagamohana Ramayana or Dandi Ramayana. More than a translation, the work is a transcreation, as it deviates in many ways from the original. In some parts he goes against the original text and in some parts follows the original text closely and yet in some other parts he creates entirely new narratives.[4][9]
He also broke new grounds by translating the Bhagabat Gita into Odia. Before this the philosophical and theological texts were not translated into Odia. Even in Odia Mahabharata by Sarala Dasa, the portion containing Bhagabata Gita was omitted by the author. Balarama Dasa was subsequently persecuted by the priestly class for his translation of Bhagabata Gita.[4]
His other works are as below.[7][3][10]
Dasa, Balarama (2017). Sahoo, Dr. Niranjana (ed.). Bhakta Kabi Balarama Dasa Granthabali ଭକ୍ତକବି ବଳରାମ ଦାସ ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥାବଳୀ [Collected works of Bhakta Kabi Balarama Dasa] (in Odia). Vol.1 (1ed.). Cuttack, Odisha: Odisha Book Emporium.
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