Dinakrushna Dasa (1650–1710) was an Odia poet, belonging to the Vaishnava tradition of Bhakti movement. He is known for his Odia poem titled “Rasakallola”, which is devoted to Lord Krishna. Among his many literary compositions, “Artatrana Chautisa” is a reputed one.Dinakrusna’s Rasakallola and his standalone compositions including “chaupadi”, “prabhati”, “janana”, “chautisa”, “bhajana”, and “malasri” are central to the repertoire of Odissi music, the traditional classical music of the state.
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.
Books Info
| Book name | Dharmapurana/ଧର୍ମପୁରାଣ |
| Editor | Sri Arakshita Das |
| No Of pages | 168 |
| Publisher | Pragati Utkal Sangha, Rourkela |
| Publication | NA |
| Printed At | NA |
| Distributor | NA |