Ramananda Ray
Ramananda Ray (IAST: Rāmānanda Rāya) lived in the Indian state of Odisha (Oḍiśā) during the latter part of the 15th century to around the middle part of the 16th century CE and was the author of the celebrated drama Jagannatha Vallabha Natakam.[1][2]
He was the son of Bhavananda Raya, a resident of the village of Alalanatha (Brahmagiri) about 12 miles west of Puri, Odisha.Their family belonged to a noted Odia Karana community.[3][4] Ramananda Raya had four brothers named Gopinatha Badajena (Governer of Midnapore), Kalanidhi, Sudhanidhi and Vaninatha Nayaka.[5] Ramananda Raya and his brother Gopinatha Badajena served as governers under Gajapati Prataparudra Deva of the Gajapati Empire from 1497 to 1540 CE, and his main office was being the governor of Rajamahendri (Rajamahendravaram of Andhra Pradesh) on the bank of the Godavari river.[6][7]
Before, Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu met Ramananda Raya, Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya told the Lord that no other Devotee’s knowledge of Radha-Krishna’s madhurya rasa compares with Ramananda Raya’s. Although Lord Chaitanya was half the age of forty year old Ramananda Ray when they met, the Lord said, “My dear Ramananda, both you and I are madmen and therefore we meet intimately on an equal level.” Outwardly he acted as the Governor of Madras, but he was a poet, Sanskrit scholar, a dramatist well-versed in rasa literature, music, singing, dancing.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Das, Hemant Kumar (January–February 2006), "The Origin of Oriya Jatra", Indian Literature, 1 (231), Sahitya Akademi: 166–171, JSTOR 23346371, retrieved 11 March 2021
- ^ Ray, Dipti (2007). Prataparudradeva, the Last Great Suryavamsi King of Orissa (A.D. 1497 to A.D. 1540). Northern Book Centre. ISBN 978-81-7211-195-3.
- ^ Mallik, Basanta Kumar (2004). Paradigms of Dissent and Protest: Social Movements in Eastern India, C. AD 1400-1700. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7304-522-6.
- ^ Prabhupāda, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami. "CC Ādi 10.131, purport". Vedabase.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Prabhupāda, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami. "CC Ādi 10.134, verse and purport". Vedabase.com. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ Mallik, Basanta Kumar (2004). Paradigms of Dissent and Protest: Social Movements in Eastern India, C. AD 1400-1700. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-7304-522-6.
- ^ Rout, Savitiri (1972). Women Pioneers In Oriya Literature. Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. ISBN 978-81-208-2546-8.
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