Sonepur Literature and The Twilight Language
Nayak (2006: p. 72) holds the great fertile locality of Sonepur and its literature which employed the 'Twilight Language' (Sanskrit: sandhya bhasa) is championed by such as the Charyapada, Matsyendranath, Daripada and the Nath:
"The growth of literature at Sonepur can be traced to Charyapada, to Matsyendranath and Daripada of the Natha cult. They wrote esoteric poetry in language known as Sandhya bhasa. The local idioms they used are still in currency in this area."
Nayak (2006: p. 72) opines that the mystic poetry of the Natha influenced the medieval OriyaPanchasakha literature of Jagannath, Balarama, Yasowanta, Achyuta and Ananta:
"The mystic poetry of the Natha cult which flourished from 8th to 11th century largely influenced the Panchasakha literature of Jagannath, Balarama, Yasowanta, Achuyta and Ananta. The Nath literature of Sonepur seems to have set the tone and temper of the literature the successive ages pursued."
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