Dariya Saheb Explained

Dariya Saheb (1674-1780[1] [2]), also Dariya Sahib, Dariya Das, Daryadas[3] and Bihar Wale was a Saint and Bhojpuri poet and the founder of Dariya or Dariyadasi sect.[4] [5] [6] He has written more than twenty Bhojpuri books out of which Gyan Dipak, and Dariya Sagar are most famous. Gyan Dipak is his brief autobiography.[7]

Life

He was from Dharkhanda Village of Dinara in Shahabad district (presently Rohtas) of Bihar.[8]

Works

References

  1. According to Vikram Samvat he lived from 1691-1837, in Gregorian calendar it becomes 1633-1780. In his book Dariya Sagar his year of birth is written 1674 A.D.
  2. Book: Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad. Kayasthas in Making of Modern Bihar. Impression Publication. 2003.
  3. Book: Bihar Through the Ages. Orient Longmans. 1959.
  4. Book: Bihar Tourism: Retrospect and Prospect. Concept Publishing Company. 2012. 978-8180697999. 131.
  5. Book: Essays in Indian Folklore: Papers Presented to the Centenary Festival of Rai Bahadur S. C. Roy. Indian Publications. 1973.
  6. Book: Samakālīna ālocanā ke pratimāna. Maṇimaya Prakāśana. 1974.
  7. Book: Tiwari, Arjun. Bhojpuri Sahitya ke itihas. Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan. 2014. Varanasi. 104.
  8. Book: Chaturvedi, Parshuram. Bharatiya Sahitya ki Sanskritik Rekhaye. Sahitya Bhawan. 1962.