Sharan was a

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poet of the 12th century AD from

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. He was among five gems at the court of

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Biography

Jayadeva Jayadeva (; born ), also spelt Jaideva, was a Sanskrit poet during the 12th century. He is most known for his epic poem ''Gita Govinda'' which concentrates on Krishna's love with the '' gopi'', Radha, in a rite of spring. This poem, which presen ...

described Sharan among his contemporaries and praised his poetry. No major work of Sharan was discovered. Sharan was mentioned in ''Saduktikarnamrta'' of Shridhar Das who was a governor under

and in the padavali of Rupa Goswami. It is believed that, Sharan's another names were Sharan Datta and Chirantana Sharan. It is also believed that he wrote ''Durghatavrtti''.

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