His whole life was devoted to the Lord, his heart was filled with love for him but he had one flaw, an illicit attachment with prostitutes.
Apart from other works his most famous also includes the “Lakshmi Purana” which is read in every Odia household as a part of “Mana-basa Gurubar”. His foremost contribution to the bhakti age was the translation of Ramayana into Odia - called the “Jagamohan Ramayan” or “Dandi Ramayan”. Later in his life, he became a disciple of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and was the eldest among his “ Pancha-Sakha”. Statue of Bhakta Kabi Balaram Das at his village - Erabangaīalaram Das was born in 1472 A.D., and his father was a courtier in the court of King Prataparudra Deva, not a lot is known about his early personal life, but he was educated and well versed in Sanskrit.
