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Atibadi Jagannatha Dasa | |
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 Ancient idol of Jagannatha Dasa in Puri's Bada Odia Matha, which Jagannatha himself established | |
| Native name | ଅତିବଡ଼ି ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ଦାସ |
| Born | (1490-10-19)19 October 1490 Kapileswarpur,Puri, India |
| Died | 1550(1550-00-00) (aged 59–60) |
| Occupation | Poet, seer |
| Language | Odia |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | OdiaBhagavata Purana |
Jagannatha Dasa (c. 1490–1550), known by the honorificAtibadi, meaning "very great" (Odia:ଅତିବଡ଼ୀ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ଦାସ,romanized: Atibaḍī Jagannātha Dāsa,Odia:[ɔt̪ibɔɽid͡ʒɔɡɔnnaːt̪ʰɔd̪aːsɔ]ⓘ), was a medievalOdia poet and mystic, best known as the composer of the OdiaBhagabata (anOdia-language version of theBhagavata Purana). He was one of the five great poets (along withAnanta Dasa,Jasobanta Dasa,Balarama Dasa andAchyutananda Dasa) in Odia literature, known as thePanchasakha ("five friends").[1][2][3][4][5]
Dasa was born in Kapileswarpur Sasana[6] (one of the 16 traditional Sasana villages inPuri) onRadhastami in 1490, in an establishedBrahmin family of thekauśika gotra. His mother was Padmabati Debi and his father was Bhagabana Dasa.
His father was a speaker of theBhagabata inUtkala. Pleased with Bhagabana Dasa's elucidation of the Purana,Purushottama Deva, the then reigning king of Utkala,[citation needed][7][8] gave him the title "Purana Panda". He trained Jagannatha to follow him as a Purana Panda. Jagannatha Dasa was almost the same age asChaitanya 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]
Dasa wrote the OdiaBhagabata. It had a great influence in the standardizing of theOdia language. Its popularity inOdisha 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 thebhagabata tungi, where villagers would gather to listen to recitations of Dasa'sBhagabata. Many of its verses have becomeproverbs and are cited by people throughout Odisha.
The work includes 12volumes and each volume has 10–30chapters. Each chapter has 50 to 300stanzas.
The OdiaBhagabata has been translated into English. The English translation isReadings from Bhagabata.[9]
Jagannath Dasa has also contributed for the Bhavishya Malika as well being one of the Panchsakhas.[2]
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