Question
Download Solution PDFThe story of Maynamati and Gopichandra is a part of which of the following literary works?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Nath literature.
Key Points
- The story of Maynamati and Gopichandra is a part of Nath literature.
- Maynamati-Gopichandrer Gan is the story of Queen Maynamati and her husband, Manik Chandra, that propagates yoga guidelines.
Important Points
- Nath Literature
- It is a branch of medieval Bangla literature.
- It is based on the Nath cult or yoga-sadhana.
- The main god of the Naths is shiva, who is also called Adinath.
- The five Nath siddhas (or enlightened)- Minanath, Goraksanath, Hadipa, Kanupa and Chauranginath, are described as having been born from different parts of the body of Adinath.
- Nath literature was of two types, didactic and narrative.
- Didactic literature was in the form of doha, prahelika or chara, where secrecy was observed with the abundant use of code words and sentences.
- Narrative Nath literature was based on legends and stories about the siddhas. The aim of the stories was to attract people to the cult.
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