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 294 BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE. [ Chap. 40. Dwija Vamgi Das. 41. Vameidhana. 42. Vanamali 43. Vardhaman Das. 44. Vallabha Ghose. 45. Vijaya. 46. Vipra Das. 47. Vigvegvar. 48. Visnu Pal. 49. Sasthibara Sen. 50. Sitapati. 51. - Sukavi.DAs: 52. Sukha Das. 553. Sudam Das. 54. Dwija Hari Ram. 55. Dwiya Hridaya. 56. Kamal Narayana. 57. Kavi Karnapur. 58. Haridas. Behula In closing this account of the literature of the typifies Manasa-cult, it must be remembered that in a the ideal of woman. country where women commonly courted death hoodin = on their husband’s funeral pyre, this story of Bengal. Behulg’ may be regarded as the poet’s natural tribute at the feet of their ideal. (6) Songs in honour of Chandj Devi. Religion Religion has been the main-spring of activity the main : শনি দহ 8. দু ৪৮ be sae ০5 Be the earliest times. Astronomy our originated with us, from the necessity for calculating activity. the auspicious times for holding sacrifices. Geo- metry came into existence in order to settle the a 1