| Temples & Legends of Bengal |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
THE TEMPLES IN BIRBHUM |
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Bengal scholastically adopted Parakiya as asymbol for the representation of the Divine
love. What else could be the love of Radha, the princess, the daughter of king Brisa Bhanu
and wife of Ayan Ghosh to fall in unfathom- able love with Krishna, a mere shepherd boy? A
true Vaishnava interprets Radha with the human soul and Krishna as the incarnation of the
love of God. Chandidas was known as 'Pagla Chandi' or a mad Chandi. Here the word 'Pagla' could be said to be akin to the Persian word Diwana, a love-intoxicated lunatic. Chandi- das often addressed his beloved Rami, a washerwoman as mother and the society ex-communicated him and dismissed him from the priesthood of the temple of Bansuli. According to legend, Nakula, the brother of Chandi influenced him to stand a Prayaschitta (atonement) and a feast to the society. When the feast was going on, Rami, the love-lorn washerwoman heard of it and rushed.She gazed at Chandidas and tears welled out in a stream from her eyes; in a moment Chandidas forgot what he was doing and he approached Rami just as a devout priest approaches the image of deity he worships. 9 Ibid. Page 48. |
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