History of Bengali Language and Literature c7.s7.4

c7.s7.4

The earliest poet who sang of Dharma Ṭhākur was Mayur Bhatta. To him encomiums and tributes of respect were paid by all subsequent writers on the subject. Next comes Rūpa Rām who is often called Ādi-Rūprām. Khellārām wrote his poem in 1527 A.D. and Sītārām Dās was probably his contemporary. Sītārām refers to the poem of Mayur Bhatta as having been partially lost or become obsolete during his time, which makes us suppose that Mayur Bhatta wrote in the 13th century or earlier. A manuscript of Dharmamaṅgal by Prabhu Rām secured by Babu Nagendra Nāth