| স্রাব ট ড.] BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE. 171 goddess of learning, is worshipped in Bengal. The goddess no doubt looked with a benign smile upon the new comer, who heard at his birth the hymns recited by the Brahmins, and the sound of the conch-shells blown by the women. We may pre- sume further that the goddess granted the baby the boon of immortal fame. Krittivasa gives an in- teresting history of his ancestors. They were Kulina Brahmins descended from Criharsa who came to Bengal from Kanouje at the call of King Adigur in 732 A.D.* Nara Simha Ojha, 17th in descent from Criharsa, was the prime minister of King Vedanuja, whom we identify with King Danuja Madhava of Swarnagrama. Nara Simha Ojha left Eastern Bengal and settled in the village Fulia in 24 Paraganas pro- bably in 1248 A. D., owing to the disturbance which followed an invasion of Suvarnagrama by Emperor Fakiruddin. Nara Simha’s son Garveswara was known for his large-heartedness and his son Murari Ojha was by far the most distinguished scion of his illustrious family, if we are to believe the accounts given by Krittivasa. He thus says of Murari Ojha. T ‘“ Murari was a great man, and was always en- gaged in religious pursuits. He was known for his extreme piety and was esteemed by all. No one
- “ বেদবাণাঙ্গশকে ’—654 Caka or 732 A.D.
1 মহাপুরুষ মুরারি জগতে বাখানি, GHOST IS AST CT aay | মদরহিত ওঝ শ্রন্দর মুরতি, মাকও ব্যাস সম শাস্ত্রে অবগতি 17016675559, Ancestors of Kritti- vasa, Murari Ojha, his grand- father.
