Odia Book Dinakrushna Dasnka Shreshtha Kabyakruti
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Dinakrushna Das was born at Munutunia in Balasore district, Odisha in the year 1650. In his famous work ‘Rasakallola’, he wonderfully describes the Divine Love between Radha and Krishna, and he was a sincere devotee of Lord Jagannath of Puri. Dinakrushna Dasa is a divine Odisha poet and he lived during the time of the then kings of Odisha Sri Mukunda Deva and Divyasingha Deva.
Dinakrushna has about 15 poems to his credit, among which the most famous one is Rasakollola. Rasa Binoda, Guna Sagar, Bhaba Samudra, Amruta Sagar, Tattva Sagar, Bhuta Keli, Alankora Bali and Naba Keli are some of his notable creations. He earned a great reputation in writing Chautisa and other lyrical poems about Radha and Krushna. The most recurrent themes of his writings are the glorification and the portrayal of the divine drama of deities he worshipped, viz, Jagannath, Radha and Krishna.
