Maladhar Basu
Maladhar Basu (
Bengali poet. He wrote Sri Krishna Vijaya (শ্রীকৃষ্ণবিজয়, Triumph of Lord Krishna), the earliest Bengali narrative poem that can be assigned to a definite date.[1] It is also the oldest Bengali narrative poem of Krishna legend.[1] It was composed between 1473 and 1480.[2] The long poem is a translation of the 10th and 11th cantos of the Bhagavata Purana; a part of Vishnu Purana and the story of Ramayana is also incorporated here.[1]
Basu was born to Bhagirath Basu and Indumati Devi.
In the poem written in an early Bangla, Maladhar focuses on Krishna's divine life, with the 10th canto relating the legends of Krishna as a child, and his divine play with the gopis in
Rukunuddin Barbak Shah with the title 'Gunaraj Khan'.[3]
Maladhar Basu was born at
Nusrat Shah
, then ruler of Bengal.
References
- ^ ISBN 81-7201-107-5.
- ^ Ahmed, Wakil (2012). "Maladhar Basu". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Ahmed, Helal Uddin (2012). "History". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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