16th century) was born in a Baidya family in Sylhet.
He was a physician and noted Bengali Vaishnava poet.
He became a devotee of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and moved to Nabadwip.He is incarnation of hanuman
In 1513, he composed in Sanskrit the Shri Krishna Chaitanya Charanamrita (Śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-caraṇāmṛta a.k.a.
This work is the earliest source for Chaitanya's life.