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 নী ৬] BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE. 1335 into it, is the work of subsequent writers. This will be evident from a perusal of the short poem by Manick Dutta which possesses, as I have said, far greater traces of Buddhistic influence than of Pauranic religion. Manik Dutta and Dwija Janardana lived pro- bably towards the end of the 13th century. 3. Athird poem on Mangala Chandi was written by Madan Datta. 4. Sarada Mangal is another poem on Chandi by Muktarama Sen—a Vaidya who settled in Devagram in Chittagong. He wrote his poem in 1547. His mother with heroic devotion ascended the funeral pyre of her husband. ‘This sight,” says the poet, ‘‘ gave me a religious tendency from my childhood. Since that time I have cared not living for earthly objects ; hence I desire to write this religious poem.” Some other authors of poems on Chandi are :— Ba Wevi Das Sen. 6. Civa Narayana Dev. 7. Kirti Chandra Das. 8. Balarama Kavi Kankana. 9. Madhavacharyya. Madhavacharyya’s Chandi Mangal was _ pub- lished some years ago by Pundit Chandra Kantha of Chittagong. Madhavacharyya wrote his poem In 1579. He was a native of Triveni. His father Parasara was a man of great scholarship and piety, he was also wealthy, and spent much in charity. We find in the poem of Madhavacharyya a re- ference to the Mogal Emperor Akbar of Delhi Madan Datta. Mukta- ram Sen. Other Authors. Madhava- charyya.