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 Biogra- phies of Advaita- charyya. 496 BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE. [ Chap. in praise of Nityananda. In one, which is very familiar, we have the following two lines which embody briefly the main traits of his character. content,—he moves about the city.” The name of Advaitacharyya was Kamalakar Chakravarti—Advaitacharyya being his title, which indicates that he was a sound scholar in the | Vedanta Philosophy. We find this line about him _ in the Kadcha by Govinda Das :— | Tt “—A very handsome person. His flowing hair — | and beard are grey with age. His long beard falls ? down to the breast.” : Advaita married Sita Devi, a lady famous for ; her great piety. We have secured the following 1 | works on his life. 4 r (1) The early life of Advaitacharyya or the Valya Lila Sutra by Krisna Das of Louda in Sylhet. ' | The author was a contemporary of Advaitacharyya. — (2) Advait Mangal by Cyam Das. This work was written about a century after Advaitacharyya’s~ death. ES % « অক্রোধ পরমানন্দ নিত্যানন্দ রায়। অভিমান শূন্য নীতই নগরে বেড়ায় ॥" An old song. 1 “পক কেশ পক্ষ দ্বাড়ি বড় মোহনিয়া । দাড়ি পড়িয়াছে তার হৃদয় ছাড়িয়া ॥' Kadcha by Govinda Das. } 4 রী 5 i
 * “Without anger without pride, and ever