Salabega (, 1607/1608 –?) was an Odia religious poet of India in the early 17th century who wrote Jagannatha bhajanas. He was Muslim by birth but his devotion for the Hindu God made Lord Jagannath stop his Ratha Jātrā (Rath Yatra) in Odisha for him to get darshan. His famous Bhajan 'Ahe Nila Saila' lives to this day.
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Salabega (, 1607/1608 –?) was an Odia religious poet of India in the early 17th century who wrote Jagannatha bhajanas. He was Muslim by birth but his devotion for the Hindu God made Lord Jagannath stop his Ratha Jātrā (Rath Yatra) in Odisha for him to get darshan. His famous Bhajan 'Ahe Nila Saila' lives to this day.
== Biography == Salabega occupies a prominent position among the devotional poets of Odisha, who devoted his life to Jagannath. He lived in the first half of the 17th century. Nilamani Mishra, who has written a comprehensive account of the poet and his works, determines the birth of Salabega between circa AD 1607–1608. Salabega was the son of the Mughal subedar, Lalbeg. His father, on one of his military excursions, came across Dandamukundapur where he looted the village and killed many people. He saw a beautiful young Brahmin widow Lalita returning from her bath in a river. Lalbeg took her away by force, killed her family, raped her, and converted her to Islam and made her his wife but she still followed Hinduism. Salabega was their only son.
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