to avoid meeting women and kings. He was only able to see Chaitanya face to face while performing the Chera Pahara ritual during the Ratha Yatra festival of lord Jagannath following which he humbly bowed down to saints present there. Even in an event, he stopped his general Harichandana from taking any retaliatory action against a devotee of Chaitnaya who had obstructed the view of the king by standing in front him and then slapped the general when he tried to move him away. In his first meeting with the saint after a long wait and as planned by his disciples, he began reciting a verse from ‘Gopi Gita’, mentioned in Shrimad Bhagavatam and won the attention of Chaitanya. He presented the saint with a painting of Krishna so that he can meditate on it. Ramananda Rai records about the kings extreme willingness to hear about devotional sermons from Chaitnya in his work Jagannatha-Vallabha-Natakam. Numerous literary works from the era celebrate the spiritual association of Gajapati Prataparudra Deva with Chaitnya. Cultural contribution, revival of Sanskrit and Odia literature Prataparudra Deva had undertaken many building projects despite his troublesome life filled with battles. Some building activities undertaken during Prataparudra Deva According to the Madala Panji he built the audience hall of the Jagannath temple at Puri. Renovation of the temples of Chandrasekhara on the Kapilasa hill in the Dhenkanal district and of Goddess Biraja in the Jajpur district. Construction of Dhavalesvara temple at Mancheswar in Cuttack district. Sarpeswar temple in Balarampur village near Kakhadi. Varaha Temple build by his Rajguru or royal head priest called Kashi Mishra at Jajpur district. Jagannath Ballav matha or monastery near Puri Jagannath temple established by Ramananda Rai Renovated the temple of Paramahansa Deva near Biribati, Cuttack In his Undavaill inscription he is termed as a great learner and master of 64 arts. His Velicherla plates states that he assumed the title of Vidyaniddhi (accomplished learner). Sanskrit literary works composed during Prataparudra Deva Sarasvativilasam by Lalla Laxmidhar Contemporary of Advaita-makaranda by Sarvabhauma Bhakti Bhagavata Mahakavyam by Dimdima Jivadeva Acharaya Jagannatha Vallabha Natakam by Ramananda Raya Chaitanya Charitamrita by Kavikarnapura Paramananda Sena Lakshnadarsa, Ohurtacarita, Parijataharana Nataka and Rasamanjari by Divakara, a Grammarian, Other Sanskrit poets like Markandeya, Ramakrishna Bhatta. Balabhadra Mishra flourished in his era. Sanskrit works written by the Gajapati Prataparudra Deva himself The king himself authored works like Sarasvativilasam Kautuka Chintamani Nirnya Samgraha, Praudha Pratapa