Umapati Dhara
Umapati Dhara | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 1120 |
| Died | c. 1220 (aged 99–100) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Relatives | Uddharan Dutta Thakura, Haladhar Sen, Gouri Sen |
| Honors | Pancharatna, Pancharatna appeared in the court of King Lakshmanasena of Navadwipa in Bengal - Jayadeva, Umapati Dhara, Dhoyin, Sharan and Govardhana (poet) Article Talk are one jewel form of that Pancharatna . |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Denomination | Vaishnavism |
Umapati Dhara (উমাপতি ধর, c. 1150–1240) was the chief minister in the court of Lakshmana Sena (ruler from the Sena dynasty of the Bengal region on the Indian subcontinent). and one of the court poets of Lakshmana Sena. Several Prashasti like the Deopara Prashasti, a stone inscription eulogizing the Sena kings of Bengal was written by him. He is one of the Pancharatna in the court of Lakshmana Sena. Jayadeva was the middle jewel of this Pancharatna. The identity of these four Kavibandhus of Jayadeva might have been lost forever if the poet Jayadeva had not mentioned their names and poetic qualities in 'Gita Govinda' However, earlier Lakshmanasena's court poet, Batudas's son Sridhardas, has compiled Saduktikarnamrita by including many verses of these four poets, he saved their poetry from oblivion. According to Jayadeva, Umapati Dhar's characteristic of writing was to enrich the words and sentences. His famous works were the Deoparaprashasti and the Madhainagar copper plates He also wrote a book Chandrachudacharita, in Sanskrit, which has not been found.