Literateur Extraordinaire
The works of Sankaradeva are a large corpus. The following is the complete list of the literary works of the Saint.
- Karatala Kamala [the Saint's First composition, written on the very first day of his school-life; unique thing about this poem is that it is composed entirely of consonants and contains no vowel other than, of course, the first. Extremely soft and melodious, this poem is also known as Komal Geet .]
- Hariscandra - Upakhyan [written not long after leaving school; glimpses of Eka-sarana clearly visible here, proving beyond doubt the originality of the Saint's teachings.]
- Cihna Yatra [opera-extraordinaire; staged at the age of nineteen, just after the Saint had finished his schooling; continued for many days, a spectacular success; people became convinced of the divinity of Sankaradeva.]
- Uddhava Samvad [almost a simultaneous work with Cihna Yatra; written to initiate the first batch of his disciples.]
- Rukmini Haran Kavya [an early composition.]
- Kirttana Ghosa [Sankara's magnum opus ; written during different periods; compiled and collated later on by Madhavadeva.]
- Bhagavata, Skandha (Book) I [a rendering from the (Sanskrit) Bhagavata Purana, the Supreme Holy Text.]
- Bhagavata, Book II
- Anadi Patan [Bhagavata Purana, Book III] [dealing with cosmology, cosmogony and matters like the origin of the universe.]
- Ajamilopakhyan [Bhagavata Purana, Book VI]
- Bali Chalan [Bhagavata Purana, Book VII]
- Amrita Manthan [Bhagavata Purana, Book VIII]
- Adi Dasama [Bhagavata, Book X, 1st Part] [the Story of Shri Krishna; ranks alongside Kirttana as the most famous work of Sankaradeva.]
- Bhagavata, Book XI
- Bhagavata, Book XII
- Kurukshetra (Ankiya Naat or Drama) [Bhagavata Purana, Book X (Last Part)]
- Ramayana Uttara Kanda [rendering of the Final Book of Valmiki's Ramayana.]
- Bhakati Pradip
- Nimi Nava Siddha Samvada [Bhagavata Purana, Book XI] [the conversation between King Nimi and the nine Siddhas.]
- Gunamala [the Bhagavata in a nutshell.]
- Bhakti Ratnakara [a theological treatise in Sanskrit]
- Borgit [the divine songs; only 34 of them survive.]
- Bhatima [the panegyrics,eg. the totaya Madhu-Danava.]
- Patni Prasad [Ankiya Naat]
- Rukmini Haran [Ankiya Naat]
- Keli Gopal [Ankiya Naat]
- Kaliya Daman [Ankiya Naat]
- Rama Vijaya [Ankiya Naat; the Saint's final work, written in the year 1568, on Prince Cilarai's request.]