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Sarala Dasa or Sarala Das ((オリヤー語:ସାରଳା ଦାସ)) was a 15th-century poet and scholar of Odia literature. Best known for three Odia books — ''Mahabharata'', ''Vilanka Ramayana'' and ''Chandi Purana'' — he was the first scholar to write in Odia. As an originator of Odia literature, his work has formed an enduring source of information for succeeding generations. ==Life== The life of Sarala Dasa is obscure. He was born at ''Kanakavati Patana'', known as Kanakapura, one of the ''Sidhikshetras'' in Jagatsinghpur District. Though the date of his birth cannot be accurately determined, he can safely be placed to the 15th century AD. Sarala Dasa had no systematic early education, and what he achieved through self-education was attributed to the grace of Sarala, goddess of devotion and inspiration. Though his early name was Siddheswar Parida, he was later known as ''Sarala Dasa'', or 'by the boon of Sarala'. (The title ''Dasa'' means a slave or a servant of a particular god or goddess: a long list of poets, preceding and succeeding Sarala Dasa, have names ending this way: for example, Vatra Dasa, Markanda Dasa, Sarala Dasa, Jagannatha Dasa, Balarama Dasa, and Yasovanta Dasa.) A story - similar to those told of other Indian poets, such as Kali Dasa, supposedly illiterate in early life until helped by the goddess Saraswati - tells that Siddheswar as a boy was once ploughing his father's field and singing so melodiously that the goddess Sarala stopped and listened to his song and endowed him with her power of composing beautiful poems. There are several indications in his ''Mahabharata'' that he served as a soldier in the army of the Gajapati King of Odisha. Sarala Dasa spent his last time at ''Bila Sarala'' but the native place ''Kanakavati Patana'' known as ''Kanakapura'' at ''Tentuliapada'' with a religious establishment known as ''Munigoswain'', which marks as the traditional spot, where he composed his works. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sarala Das」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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