Sharan (poet)
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
[edit]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]