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Sadananda Kavisuryabrahma. 
The last two poets are closely connected with each other, 
Sadananda Kavisuryabrahma being the guru of Abhimanyu Samanta- 
simhara. Sadananda founded a little math at Diksitapara, Pargana, 
Asuresvara, Thana, Salepura, District Cuttack. From its present 
Adhikari most of the following informations have been gathered. 1 
Sadananda was born at Bhikaripura, Killa Nayagara, in the family of 
an Ota Brahmin. In spite of the attempts of his parents he was a 
great dunce in his boyhood. When he grew older he felt repentance at 
his ignorance and prayed to the fiva Nakule^vara of Nayagara. 
Through his favour he became suddenly inspired with poetical powers. 
Then he visited Puri, became a disciple of Graqgamata math, and 
secured from the Raja of Puri the title Kavisuryabrahma. His 
original name was probably Sadhucarana Dasa, which was changed 
to Sadananda Dasa after initiation. 3 He next went out on pilgrimage 
visiting Nabadvip, Brndabana, and other sacred places, and brought 
therefrom a considerable number of Vaisnavite works. On his return 
he settled at Bali-a (more correctly Golkunda) in Pargana Baru-S. 
There he became the guru of the young zemindar Abhimanyu and 
taught him to be a poet. This is acknowledged by Abhimanyu 
himself in his Premakala. 3 Later on however they quarrelled, and 
1 The present Adhikari Paramananda Dasa traces his descent thus :— 
Sadananda 
I 
Cela 
Dhrubananda Dasa 
I 
Cela 
Gobindacandra Dasa 
I 
Cela 
The present Adhikari 
Paramananda 
* This is indicated in the following line— 
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Namacintamani 12th Chanda, p. 23. 
“ Taking refuge at the lotus feet of the guru, Qrl-Kis5ra Dasa, and who was 
born of a line (hereditarily) saktas, have I been adhikari here ( i . e., in Vaisnasisin). ” 
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