Ananta Dasa


Ananta Dasa 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.

Personal life

Not much is known about his early life. Some of the later writers have mentioned his parentage. Ananta was born Ananta Mohanty at village Mehapur. His father's name was Kapila Mohanty. He came in contact with Sri Chaitanya and it is said that he was initiated into Vaishnavism by him.

Literary works

His magnum opus was Hetu Udaya Bhāgabata. A list of his known works is as below.