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<p class=Normal >'''Gopichandrer Gan'''''' '''famous Nath''' '''poem, based on the life of Prince Gopichandra of Meherkul. This poem, which was once very popular in north-eastern India, is an allegory describing the true ''yogic'' way of ''sanny''''a''''s ''(life of a saint). On the advice of his ascetic mother, Maynamati, Gopichandra became a disciple of the sage, Hadipa. After twelve years of ascetic life, Gopichandra returned home. However, he did not understand the true implication of ''yoga'' and used the magical skills he had learned to amuse his wives. Hadipa became annoyed at this misuse of yogic lore. Gopichandra realized his mistake and rectified his ways. Finally understanding the meaning of [[yoga]], he permanently accepted sannyas. The story is familiar to Bengalis under three names: ''Mayn''''a''''mat''''i''''r G''''a''''n'','' Govindachandrer G''''i''''t'' and ''Gopichandrer Sannyas''. The three poets who are associated with these versions are Durlabh Mallick, Bhabani Das and Sukur Mohammad. [Jayanta Banerjee] [Banerjee, Jayanta  Reader of Bangla, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata]
'''Gopichandrer Gan'''''' '''famous Nath''' '''poem, based on the life of Prince Gopichandra of Meherkul. This poem, which was once very popular in north-eastern India, is an allegory describing the true ''yogic'' way of ''sanny''''a''''s ''(life of a saint). On the advice of his ascetic mother, Maynamati, Gopichandra became a disciple of the sage, Hadipa. After twelve years of ascetic life, Gopichandra returned home. However, he did not understand the true implication of ''yoga'' and used the magical skills he had learned to amuse his wives. Hadipa became annoyed at this misuse of yogic lore. Gopichandra realized his mistake and rectified his ways. Finally understanding the meaning of [[yoga]], he permanently accepted sannyas. The story is familiar to Bengalis under three names: ''Mayn''''a''''mat''''i''''r G''''a''''n'','' Govindachandrer G''''i''''t'' and ''Gopichandrer Sannyas''. The three poets who are associated with these versions are Durlabh Mallick, Bhabani Das and Sukur Mohammad. [Jayanta Banerjee] [Banerjee, Jayanta  Reader of Bangla, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata]


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'Gopichandrer Gan' famous Nath poem, based on the life of Prince Gopichandra of Meherkul. This poem, which was once very popular in north-eastern India, is an allegory describing the true yogic way of sanny'a's (life of a saint). On the advice of his ascetic mother, Maynamati, Gopichandra became a disciple of the sage, Hadipa. After twelve years of ascetic life, Gopichandra returned home. However, he did not understand the true implication of yoga and used the magical skills he had learned to amuse his wives. Hadipa became annoyed at this misuse of yogic lore. Gopichandra realized his mistake and rectified his ways. Finally understanding the meaning of yoga, he permanently accepted sannyas. The story is familiar to Bengalis under three names: Mayn'a'mat'i'r G'a'n, Govindachandrer G'i't and Gopichandrer Sannyas. The three poets who are associated with these versions are Durlabh Mallick, Bhabani Das and Sukur Mohammad. [Jayanta Banerjee] [Banerjee, Jayanta Reader of Bangla, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata]