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554 BENGALI LANGAUGE & LITERATURE. [ Chap. turning over the other page with the object of draw- ing upon the vocabulary which seems to be the only source of his inspiration; thus correcting words continually with the help derived from it, he lights upon highly ornate expressions and com- poses a couplet in which rhythm is done toa fault ; such couplets we find in the Padakalpataru and we cannot help enjoying the humour of the herculian efforts put forth to give them the shape in which they are finally presented tous. They hardly convey any sense through the jingle of words which it was the primary object of the poet to create. Jagadananda died in 1704 at Yophalai where a me/a is held every year to commemorate his death. A collection of his padas with a learned preface was published not long ago by the late Babu Kali Das Nath of Calcutta.

Vamei Vameti Vadana, son of Chhakadi Chattopadhyaya. Vadana. wee “ রর - Vamci Vadan was born in the village of Patul in 1498 A.D. one Rama Chandra—a grandson of ৬৪701 Vadana. andra. He settled at the village of Radhanagara. He mig- rated from Patuli to Radhanagara on the Pudma. Born in 1534 A.D. died in 1584 A.D. on Cachi Nandana—brother of Rama Chandra. andana, ° Besides padas he wrote a poem called the Gouranga Vijaya. Paramec- Paramecvari Das. We finda mention of this Das. , ৯ ‘ ৮৪11 085. Padakarta_ in connection with the Mahotsava cere- mony at Kheturi which he attended in 1504 A.D. Jadunatha Jadunatha Acha ryya—son of Ratnagarva Aca ryya Acharyya. a friend and follower of Chaitanva Deva. The