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)

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had saved themselves by this voluntary gififc. Soon after
Sanatana joined Chaitanya at Benares. Sanatana's bro-
thers had been sent by Chaitanya to Vrindavan to preach
the name of. Krishna. Both Rupa and Sanatana were
learned men and authors of note, as we shall see in a
future chapter; and long and numerous w§re the reli-
gious dialogues between Chaitanya and Sanatana at
Benares. Sanatana was then sent to' join his "brothers
at Vrindavan, and Chaitanya once more returned to his
loving friends at Nilachala.

Th6 remaining years of his life, Chaitanya passed in
Nilachala in meditations and preaching the name of ,
Krishna. His devoted followers occasionally came to
visit him, the brothers Bupa, Sanatana and Vallabha
came from Vrindavan, and were received by Chaitanya
with joy ; but they were again sent back to Vrindavan.
-Saghunath Dass, another jlevout Vaishnava, was also
sent to Vrindavan. Nityananda and others remained
with Chaitanya in Nilachala.

A curious stoiy is told pf the death of Chaitanya.
One evening, as he was wandering on the sea-beach with
his friends, he was suddenly struck at seeing the bright
moon-beams glittering on the blue waves of the sea. In
one of those paroxysms which were so frequent with him,
he mistook the brine for the blue waves of the Jumna.
A hundred associations at once rushed into his |jeart4 and
he ran into the sea in ecstacy. Soon after he became
insensible. His friends did not mark him running towards
the sea. They missed him and searched for him every-
where ; but not long after, a fisherman brought to the