Dutt, Romesh Chunder: The literature of Bengal: being an attempt to trace the progress of the national mind in its various aspects, as reflected in the nation’s literature from the earliest times to the present day ; with copious extracts from the best writers (Calcutta, 1877)

BIDYAPATI THAKUR AXD CHANDIDAS THAKUR. 53

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We need scarcely remark that this relates to the eter-
nal enmity between Siva and the god of love, and Radha
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entreats the latter not to mistake her for Siva, his an-
cient foe. '

But there are more essential differences between Bi-
dyapati and Ghandidas. Both are poets of a high order,
both sang,of the amours of Krishna and Radha, both are
noted for the excessive sweetness of their songs; but
here the parallel ends. Bidyapati excels in the richness
of his imagery, the wide range of his ideas, the skill and
art displayed in his varied similes. Chandidas has but
his native, simple, excessive sweetness in place of all
these qualities. Bidyapati ransacks the unbounded
stores of Nature and of Art to embellish his po,Rtry ; Chan-
didas looks within, and records the fond workings of a

feeling, loving heart iu simple strain^. In Chandidas's
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Jayadeva,

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