The Chautisa is a specific metrical form in Odia poetry characterized by a rhyming structure where each line or stanza ends with the same syllable sound. Traditionally, the Chautisa comprises 34 couplets or stanzas. This form was popularized by the Panchasakhas (the five friends)—Balaram Das, Jagannath Das, Achyutananda Das, Ananta Das, and Yosowanta Das—in the 16th century.

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of any PDF that charges money. This Chautisa, by tradition, is free—just like the Mahaprasad of Jagannath.

The Kala Kalebara Chautisa: A Synthesis of Tantric Metaphysics and Poetic Devotion

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