Manasamangal Kāvya
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Manasamangal Kāvya (Bengali: মনসামঙ্গল কাব্য) is recognized as the oldest of the Bengali Mangal-Kāvyas, chronicling the establishment of the snake-goddess Manasa's worship in Bengal. Initially, Manasa was worshipped by the Dravidians, who hoped she would safeguard them from snake-related dangers. The goddess holds alternative names such as Bisahari, Janguli, and Padmavati.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). Narayan Deb's composition is also known as Padmapuran.
Ketakadas Kshemananda (c. 17th century),[1] Jagajjiban Ghoshal (c. 17th century), and Jibankrishna Maitra (c. 18th century) were also contributors to this genre.[2]
See also[edit]
- Mangal-Kāvya
- Chaitanya Bhagavata
- Tulsidas
- Bhakti
- Bengali literature
- Gokul Medh - claimed links to Manasamangal Kavya
- Kasba - claiming to be the site of Champaknagari
References[edit]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
rwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sen, Sukumar (1991, reprint 2007). Bangala Sahityer Itihas. Vol.I, (in Bengali). Kolkata: Ananda Publishers. ISBN 81-7066-966-9. p. 178.