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 IV.] BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE. 249 (2) Civayana by Ram Krishna, a voluminous poem, (3) Mriga Byadha Samvada by Ram Raj. (4) Do. by Cyama Roy. (5) Mrigalubdha by Ratiram. (This poet was a Brahmin and a native of Sumbha Dandi in Chitta- gong. He composed the poem in 1674 A.D.) (6) Civa Chaturdagi by Raghu Rama. (7) Vaidyanath Mangala by Cankara Kavi Chandra, composed in the 17th century. (8) Civayana by Ramegcvara. This is a volu- minous work and was written about 1750 A.D. Ramecvara was appointed by Raja Yacovanta Simha of Karnagada to write his Civayana. It enjoys great popularity. The poet was a native of Yadupur near the police station of Ghatal in the district of Midnapur where a zemindar named Hemayata Simha oppressed him so greatly that he was obliged to leave his ancestral home and settle at Karnagada in the same district. Ramecvara belonged to the Radhiya Brahmin class. His father was one Laksmana Chakravarty and his mother's name was Rupavati. Of all the poems in honour of Civa—this Civayana by Ramecvara enjoys the greatest popu- larity. It was published by the Vangavashi Press of Calcutta some years ago, and a portion of it, called Vagdinir Pala, is re-issued from the Battala presses every year, a large number of copies being bought by the common people. Though the number of poems dealing with Civa exclusively is comparatively small, yet there are many others which treat of his marriage 32