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'''Jagannatha Dasa''' ({{Circa|1490–1550}}), known by the honorific '''''Atibadi''''', meaning "very great" ({{Langx|or|ଅତିବଡ଼ୀ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ଦାସ|translit=Atibaḍī Jagannātha Dāsa}}, {{IPA|or|ɔt̪ibɔɽi d͡ʒɔɡɔnnaːt̪ʰɔ d̪aːsɔ|lang|LL-Q33810 (ori)-Prateek Pattanaik-ଅତିବଡ଼ି ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ଦାସ.wav}}), was a medieval [[Odia literature|Odia poet]] and mystic, best known as the composer of the Odia ''Bhagabata'' (an [[Odia language|Odia-language]] version of the ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]''). He was one of  the five great poets (along with [[Ananta Dasa]], [[Jasobanta Dasa]], [[Balarama Dasa]] and [[Achyutananda Dasa]]) in Odia literature, known as the ''Panchasakha'' ("five friends").<ref>[http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2009/Jan/engpdf/55-57.pdf The Contemporary Relevance of Sri Jagannath Dasa's Srimad Bhagavata in Oriya]</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.orissadiary.com/personality/poet/JAGANNATHA_DAS.asp|title=ATIBADI JAGANNATHA DAS, POET THE GREAT|work=Orissa Diary|access-date=2014-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628062525/http://orissadiary.com/personality/poet/JAGANNATHA_DAS.asp|archive-date=2014-06-28|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tattvaloka.com/magazine/november-2011/article/atibadi-jagannath-das |title=ATIBADI JAGANNATHA DAS |access-date=2014-04-25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630093104/http://www.tattvaloka.com/magazine/november-2011/article/atibadi-jagannath-das |archive-date=2013-06-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://puriwaves.nirmalya.in/saints/atibadi-jagannath-das|title=Atibadi Jagannath Das|work=Nirmalya|date=17 February 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amoodishara.com/2013/10/atibadi-jagannath-das.html|title=ATIBADI JAGANNATH DASA ~ ଆମଓଡିଶାର.com|work=amoodishara.com|access-date=2014-04-25|archive-date=2016-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919141526/http://www.amoodishara.com/2013/10/atibadi-jagannath-das.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Jagannatha Dasa''' ({{Circa|1490–1550}}), known by the honorific '''''Atibadi''''', meaning "very great" ({{Langx|or|ଅତିବଡ଼ୀ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ଦାସ|translit=Atibaḍī Jagannātha Dāsa}}, {{IPA|or|ɔt̪ibɔɽi d͡ʒɔɡɔnnaːt̪ʰɔ d̪aːsɔ|lang|LL-Q33810 (ori)-Prateek Pattanaik-ଅତିବଡ଼ି ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ଦାସ.wav}}), was a medieval [[Odia literature|Odia poet]] and mystic, best known as the composer of the Odia ''Bhagabata'' (an [[Odia language|Odia-language]] version of the ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]''). He was one of  the five great poets (along with [[Ananta Dasa]], [[Jasobanta Dasa]], [[Balarama Dasa]] and [[Achyutananda Dasa]]) in Odia literature, known as the ''Panchasakha'' ("five friends").<ref>[http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2009/Jan/engpdf/55-57.pdf The Contemporary Relevance of Sri Jagannath Dasa's Srimad Bhagavata in Oriya]</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.orissadiary.com/personality/poet/JAGANNATHA_DAS.asp|title=ATIBADI JAGANNATHA DAS, POET THE GREAT|work=Orissa Diary|access-date=2014-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628062525/http://orissadiary.com/personality/poet/JAGANNATHA_DAS.asp|archive-date=2014-06-28|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tattvaloka.com/magazine/november-2011/article/atibadi-jagannath-das |title=ATIBADI JAGANNATHA DAS |access-date=2014-04-25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630093104/http://www.tattvaloka.com/magazine/november-2011/article/atibadi-jagannath-das |archive-date=2013-06-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://puriwaves.nirmalya.in/saints/atibadi-jagannath-das|title=Atibadi Jagannath Das|work=Nirmalya|date=17 February 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amoodishara.com/2013/10/atibadi-jagannath-das.html|title=ATIBADI JAGANNATH DASA ~ ଆମଓଡିଶାର.com|work=amoodishara.com|access-date=2014-04-25|archive-date=2016-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919141526/http://www.amoodishara.com/2013/10/atibadi-jagannath-das.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Dasa was born in Kapileswarpur Sasana&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |last=Mohapatra |first=Sarat Chandra |date=1 December 2005 |title=Brahmin Sasan Villages Around Puri |url=https://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/dec2005/engpdf/brahmin_sasan_village_around_puri.pdf |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=Brahmin Sasan Villages Around Puri}}&lt;/ref&gt; (one of the 16 traditional Sasana villages in [[Puri]]) on [[Radhastami]] in 1490, in an established [[Brahmin]] family of the ''kauśika'' gotra. His mother was Padmabati Debi and his father was Bhagabana Dasa.
Dasa was born in Kapileswarpur Sasana<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohapatra |first=Sarat Chandra |date=1 December 2005 |title=Brahmin Sasan Villages Around Puri |url=https://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/dec2005/engpdf/brahmin_sasan_village_around_puri.pdf |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=Brahmin Sasan Villages Around Puri}}</ref> (one of the 16 traditional Sasana villages in [[Puri]]) on [[Radhastami]] in 1490, in an established [[Brahmin]] family of the ''kauśika'' gotra. His mother was Padmabati Debi and his father was Bhagabana Dasa.


His father was a speaker of the ''[[Bhagavata Purana|Bhagabata]]'' in [[Utkala Kingdom|Utkala]]. Pleased with Bhagabana Dasa's elucidation of the Purana, [[Purushottama Deva]], the then reigning king of Utkala,{{citation needed|date= May 2017|reason=[[Purushottama Deva]] says Gajapati Kingdom}} gave him the title "Purana Panda". He trained Jagannatha to follow him as a Purana Panda. Jagannatha Dasa was almost the same age as [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]. Soon after their chance meeting under the Kalpa Bata tree, a spiritual kinship grew between the two that developed into a warm, lifelong friendship.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} Chaitanya was an avid admirer of Dasa and called him "''Atibadi''."{{Citation needed|date=January 2024|reason=Actively contradicted by other sources, which say Chaitanya gave him the nickname ironically; see the [[Achyutananda Dasa]] article}}
His father was a speaker of the ''[[Bhagavata Purana|Bhagabata]]'' in [[Utkala Kingdom|Utkala]]. Pleased with Bhagabana Dasa's elucidation of the Purana, [[Purushottama Deva]], the then reigning king of Utkala,{{citation needed|date= May 2017|reason=[[Purushottama Deva]] says Gajapati Kingdom}} gave him the title "Purana Panda". He trained Jagannatha to follow him as a Purana Panda. Jagannatha Dasa was almost the same age as [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]. Soon after their chance meeting under the Kalpa Bata tree, a spiritual kinship grew between the two that developed into a warm, lifelong friendship.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} Chaitanya was an avid admirer of Dasa and called him "''Atibadi''."{{Citation needed|date=January 2024|reason=Actively contradicted by other sources, which say Chaitanya gave him the nickname ironically; see the [[Achyutananda Dasa]] article}}
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The work includes 12 [[volume]]s and each volume has 10–30 [[Chapter (books)|chapter]]s. Each chapter has 50 to 300 [[stanza]]s.
The work includes 12 [[volume]]s and each volume has 10–30 [[Chapter (books)|chapter]]s. Each chapter has 50 to 300 [[stanza]]s.


The Odia ''Bhagabata'' has been translated into English. The English translation is ''Readings from Bhagabata''.&lt;ref name="Das1996"&gt;{{cite book|first=G. N. |last=Das|title=Readings from Bhagabata|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=vFq0MMOvQc0C}}|date=1 January 1996|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-337-3}}&lt;/ref&gt;
The Odia ''Bhagabata'' has been translated into English. The English translation is ''Readings from Bhagabata''.<ref name="Das1996">{{cite book|first=G. N. |last=Das|title=Readings from Bhagabata|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=vFq0MMOvQc0C}}|date=1 January 1996|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-337-3}}</ref>


Jagannath Dasa has also  contributed for the Bhavishya Malika as well being one of the Panchsakhas.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
Jagannath Dasa has also  contributed for the Bhavishya Malika as well being one of the Panchsakhas.<ref name=":0" />


== See also ==
== See also ==

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Atibadi

Jagannatha Dasa
Ancient idol of Jagannatha Dasa in Puri's Bada Odia Matha, which Jagannatha himself established
Ancient idol of Jagannatha Dasa in Puri's Bada Odia Matha, which Jagannatha himself established
Native name
ଅତିବଡ଼ି ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ଦାସ
Born19 October 1490
Kapileswarpur, Puri, India
Died1550
OccupationPoet, seer
LanguageOdia
NationalityIndian
Notable worksOdia Bhagavata Purana

Jagannatha Dasa (c. 1490–1550), known by the honorific Atibadi, meaning "very great" (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., or), was a medieval Odia poet and mystic, best known as the composer of the Odia Bhagabata (an Odia-language version of the Bhagavata Purana). He was one of the five great poets (along with Ananta Dasa, Jasobanta Dasa, Balarama Dasa and Achyutananda Dasa) in Odia literature, known as the Panchasakha ("five friends").[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life[edit | edit source]

Dasa was born in Kapileswarpur Sasana[6] (one of the 16 traditional Sasana villages in Puri) on Radhastami in 1490, in an established Brahmin family of the kauśika gotra. His mother was Padmabati Debi and his father was Bhagabana Dasa.

His father was a speaker of the Bhagabata in Utkala. Pleased with Bhagabana Dasa's elucidation of the Purana, Purushottama Deva, the then reigning king of Utkala,[citation needed] gave him the title "Purana Panda". He trained Jagannatha to follow him as a Purana Panda. Jagannatha Dasa was almost the same age as Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Soon after their chance meeting under the Kalpa Bata tree, a spiritual kinship grew between the two that developed into a warm, lifelong friendship.[citation needed] Chaitanya was an avid admirer of Dasa and called him "Atibadi."[citation needed]

Literary works[edit | edit source]

Dasa wrote the Odia Bhagabata. It had a great influence in the standardizing of the Odia language. Its popularity in Odisha reached to the level of it being worshiped in many homes. The villages in Odisha used to have a small house or room known as the bhagabata tungi, where villagers would gather to listen to recitations of Dasa's Bhagabata. Many of its verses have become proverbs and are cited by people throughout Odisha.

The work includes 12 volumes and each volume has 10–30 chapters. Each chapter has 50 to 300 stanzas.

The Odia Bhagabata has been translated into English. The English translation is Readings from Bhagabata.[7]

Jagannath Dasa has also contributed for the Bhavishya Malika as well being one of the Panchsakhas.[2]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Contemporary Relevance of Sri Jagannath Dasa's Srimad Bhagavata in Oriya
  2. 2.0 2.1 "ATIBADI JAGANNATHA DAS, POET THE GREAT". Orissa Diary. Archived from the original on 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  3. "ATIBADI JAGANNATHA DAS". Retrieved 2014-04-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. "Atibadi Jagannath Das". Nirmalya. 17 February 2023.
  5. "ATIBADI JAGANNATH DASA ~ ଆମଓଡିଶାର.com". amoodishara.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
  6. Mohapatra, Sarat Chandra (1 December 2005). "Brahmin Sasan Villages Around Puri" (PDF). Brahmin Sasan Villages Around Puri. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  7. Das, G. N. (1 January 1996). Readings from Bhagabata. Abhinav Publications. ISBN 978-81-7017-337-3.

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