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active 17th century Caturbhujamisra
Known today for The Prem Sagur, this 17th-century writer is linked with a devotional retelling of Krishna’s story drawn from the Bhagavata Purana. Very little biographical detail seems to survive, which gives the work itself an even larger presence than the life behind it.
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The Prem sagur
by active 17th century Caturbhujamisra
About the author
Caturbhujamisra is an early modern Indian author identified in library and public-domain records simply as active in the 17th century. The clearest surviving attribution connects him with The Prem Sagur, a work that later circulated widely in translation and print.
Catalog information for later editions describes the book as based on a Braj Bhasha version by Caturbhujamisra of the tenth book of the Bhagavata Purana, the section especially associated with Krishna. Modern summaries of the text present it as a devotional narrative centered on Krishna and the moral and spiritual themes surrounding his life.
Because reliable biographical facts are scarce, it is safer to remember Caturbhujamisra through the legacy of this text rather than through personal details that cannot be firmly confirmed. For readers interested in classical devotional storytelling, his name is mainly preserved through that enduring association.