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CONTENTS.
(a) Poems in honour of Manasa Devi—The personal element in the deities of the Çākta cult, contrasted with the impersonal character of Çiva.—The Bhāsān Yātrā, 252-257.—The story of Manasa-mangala—The defiant attitude of Chānd Sadāgara—The superhuman devotion of Behulā, the heroine and bride of Lakṣmindra.— The ultimate submission of Chānd the merchant to Manasā Devi, 257-276. Sixty works on Manasa Devi—their importance.—Hari Datta and Vijaya Gupta, 276-284.—Nārāyana Deva—Extracts from his poems.—Extracts from Ketaka Dās Kṣemānanda's Manasā Mañgala, 284-292—A list of the writers of Manasā-mañgala, 292-294.
(b) Songs in honour of Chandi Devi, 294-362.—How the poems originated with the people and gradually improved.—The History of the Chandi-cult, 295-298.—The story of Kalaketu, the huntsman and his wife Fullara—How the poverty-stricken pair by dint of their devotion obtained the grace of Chandi and succeeded in getting possession of Guzerat.—The end, 298-309—The story of Crimanta Sadagara—The marriage of Dhanapati with Khullanā, the damsel of Uzāni—Troubles on account of the jealousy of his first wife Lahanā—Dhanpati's sea-voyage—The sight of the lady on the lotus—Disasters brought about by Chandi Devi—Çrīmanta, Dhanapati's son, goes in quest of his father to Ceylon—His troubles—The meeting of the father and the son—the happy end, 309-333.—Janārdana, Mānik Datta, Madhavāchāryya and other poets who wrote Chandi Mañgala, 333-336.—Mukunda Rama Kavikankan and his
