Achyutananda Dasa
Mahapurusha Achyutananda Dasa | |
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Odia Saint Achyutananda Das | |
| Native name | ମହାପୁରୁଷ ଅଚ୍ୟୁତାନନ୍ଦ ଦାସ |
| Born | 10 January 1510 Tripura village, Cuttack, India |
| Occupation | Saint - Scholar , Poet, Seer , Author , Polymath , Social - Religious Reformer, Philosopher , Founder of Utkaliya Baishanavism |
| Language | Odia |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | Kaibarta Gita , Haribamsa , Sunya Samhita (Odiya) and many other |
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Mahapurusa Achyutananda Dasa was a 16th-century poet seer and Vaishnava saint from Odisha, India. He was considered to have the power to see the past, present and future. He was a prolific author, and one of the group of five, that led a revolution in spirituality in Odisha by translating Sanskrit texts into the Odia language for common people.
He was one of the famous five seers collectively called Panchasakha, named Ananta Dasa, Jagannatha Dasa, Balarama Dasa and Jasobanta Dasa who translated the ancient Hindu scriptures into Odia, for the people of Odisha. Achyutananda Dasa was the most prolific writer of the Panchasakha and wrote numerous books, many of which could be loosely translated as the Book of Prophecies. He is known as the Mahapurusa (a Great Person) for his vast knowledge on many subjects such as spirituality, Yoga, rituals, Yantra, Tantra, Ayurveda, and other various shastras. His major works include Harivamsa (in Oriya), Kaibarta Gita, Gopalanka-ogala, Gurubhakti Gita, Anakar-samhita, Chahayalisa-patala etc.