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 552 BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE. [ Chap. Vasu Vasu Ramananda—a grandson of Maladhara শিপ Vasu who translated the Bhagavata into Bengali. Ramananda was a contemporary of Chaitanya Deva. Raya Ramananda—the illustrious Prime Minis- Raya ter of King Prataprudra of Orissa and author of Rama- nanda. the Sanskrit drama, Jagannatha Vallabha which Chaitanya delighted to read. Ramananda Ray was a great friend and follower of Chaitanya. He has left some Bengali padas of singular beauty ; the following one finds a place in Chaitanya Charitamrita and has a deep spiritual meaning which must be explained in the light of Vaishnava philosophy. glance of his eye. 2. It went on growing and knew no stop. 3. When Cupid entered our souls, forgetful we became that he was a man and | a woman. 4. Omaidens, ask him, how could he have forgot all this story now ! 5. Nor had we, in this love, waited for a secret agent or any third party. In this union Cupid was g ) party p our guide.” The idea contained in the 3rd stanza is mystic. আনুদিন বাড়ল অবধি ন1 গেল ॥ না সো রমন না হাম রমণী । সনু মনে মনোভব পশিল জানি ॥ এ সণি সে সব প্রেম কাহিনী । কানু ঠামে কহব বিছরব জানি ॥ না খোঁজল দতি না খোজল আন। Rate মিলনে মধ্যস্থ পাচ বাণ ॥''
 * y1. “At first love dawned (on my heart) by a
 * « পহিলহি রাগ নয়ন ভঙ্গে ভেল।