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 510. BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE. [Chap, devotee said he would fulfil all she might want of © him after saying his prayers. Then, for the whole night, he sat motionless as a statue, praying, and chanting softly the name of God. Nor had the woman again the courage to speak or disturb the — course of his devotion ; and when the day dawned, ~ and crowds of people assembled there, she had to — depart. The next dayshe again sought an opportunity 4 to lead the saint into conversation, and was again disappointed in the same way. But when the third ‘ day passed in the same way, the example of this | great life and its living faith could not be resisted, — and she had her head shaved, and became a Vais- © nava convert, abandoning all her evil ways. Hari Das was born in Budhan in Radha Dega and died at Puri in 1534 shortly after Chaitanya Deva had passed away. 2. Cyamananda belonged to the Satgopa caste. His father was Krisna Mandal and his mother Durikg. Cyamananda is known by different names such as ‘Krisna Das,’ ‘Dukhi’ and ‘Dukhini.’ Many of the songs on Radha and Krisna which he composed appeared under the last of his names in the Padakalpataru and Padakalpalatika. Cyama- nanda’s worthy disciple Rasika Murari carried the work of propagating the Vaisnava faith to Urissa, and a full description of the manner in which this work was conducted, will be found in a work called Rasika Mangal by Gopi Vallabha Das. The Maharaja of Maurbhanja and other chiefs of Urissa who profess the Vaishava faith, acknowledge the descendants of Rasika Murari as their spiritual directors.