Sisu Ananta Dasa (also spelled Ananta Dasa; ; born ) was an Odia poet,

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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 Balipatana. His father's name was Kapila Mohanty. He was one of the chief saints of Utkaliya Vaishnavism and propagator of the Sisu sampradaya.

Literary works

His magnum opus was Hetu Udaya Bhāgabata. A list of his known works is as below. * Chumbaka Malikā * Nilagiri Charita * Hetu Udaya Bhāgabata * Artha Tāreni Prasnottara * Anākāra Samhitā * Bhaktimuktipradāyaka Gita

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dasa, Ananta Poets from Odisha Indian male poets Odia-language poets Odia people 15th-century Indian poets Devotees of Jagannath Odissi music composers 15th-century Hindu religious leaders 1475 births