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 VI,] BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE. 781 crown; pompous arrogance keeps his royal com- pany ; lust and greed are his two dear friends. The heavenly maidens peace, forbearance and kind- ness do not visit the palace, having been insulted. There ignorance reigns supreme as the favourite queen, pandering to all the foolish desires of the _ Prince, who is found steeped in the well of foul passions.” After this the various processes of Yoga are detailed in the poem, on the merits of which we can not pronounce any judgment. 2. Yoga sara or the essence ot Yoga. As the name implies, this book describes Yoga, leading Youa Sara. to the emancipation of the soul, and attainment of the stage of beatitude, step to step. The author's name is not found in the book ; he introduces him- self by his title Gunaraj] Khan. He undertook the work at the command of a rich man named Cachi- pati Majumdar. 3. Hadamala, a poem relating to Yoga. The Hadamala and other poems on Yoga. author’s name is not known. 4. Jnana Pradipa by Saiyad Sultan who calls himself a disciple of the saint and Fakir named Saha Hosen. Uhough a Mahomedan, the author শান্তি, ধৃতি, ক্ষমা, নীতি, শুভমীলা ars । মান করি বাজপ্রী নাহিযায় টাবি ॥ পতিব্রতা ধর্মর ত। অবিদ্যা মহিষী। পতি কাছে সদা আছে রাজার হিতৈষাঁ॥ নারী সঙ্গে রতিরঙ্গে রসের তরঙ্গে । এইরূপে কামকুপে জীব শাছে রঙ্গে ॥"