active 17th century Caturbhujamisra

Caturbhujamisra is an obscure author identified in modern catalogs simply as active in the 17th century. Reliable easily accessible sources confirm very little beyond the name and the association with The Prem Sagur, a work preserved and circulated in later editions and translations.

Project Gutenberg lists The Prem Sagur under Caturbhujamisra and notes that the English version there comes through later translators, including Lallu Lal and W. Hollings. The text is presented as a work connected with Krishna narratives and devotional literature, which suggests a place within the broad world of North Indian religious storytelling.

Because biographical details are so scarce, it is safest to treat Caturbhujamisra as a shadowy historical figure rather than a fully documented literary personality. For listeners, that can be part of the appeal: the surviving work carries more of the voice than the record of the life does.