Sharan was a Sanskrit poet of the 12th century AD from Bengal. He was among five gems at the court of Lakshmana Sena.[1]

Biography

Jayadeva described Sharan among his contemporaries and praised his poetry.[2] No major work of Sharan was discovered.

Sharan was mentioned in Saduktikarnamrta of Shridhar Das who was a governor under Lakshmana Sena and in the padavali of Rupa Goswami.[2] It is believed that, Sharan's another names were Sharan Datta and Chirantana Sharan. It is also believed that he wrote Durghatavrtti.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Jaydev". Banglapedia. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sharan". Banglapedia. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
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