IV.) BENGALI LANGUAGE & LITERATURE. 281 12. Separation from her husband. 13. Birth of eight snakes 14. The churning of the sea. 15. Curse of Giva on Manohara, the cow. 16. Necter produced by churning. 17. (iva loses his senses by swallowing poison. 18. (iva restored to his senses. 19. Manasa Devi exiled to the forest. 20. Manasa Devi worshipped by the shepherds. 21. The story of Hasan Husen. 22.. Chand’s birth under the curse of Padma. 23. The insult offered to Sanaka. 24. The destruction of the Guabadi ( garden of Chand). 25. Manasa Devi disguised as a milk-maid. 26. A heated discussion between Manas4 Devi and the disciples of Cankar Gaduria. 27. Manasa Devi makes friendship’ with Kamala, the wife of Cankara Gaduria. 28. The story of a chaste woman. 29. Death of Cankara Gaduria. 30. The destruction of Chand’s garden. 31. The Mahajfiana or knowledge by which life can be restored, is lost. 32. Manasa Devi kills the six sons of Chand. 33. Manasa Devi is worshipped in the house of a fisherman. 34. Usa abducted by Aniruddha. 35. Manasa Devi’s fight with the king of death (Yama). 36. Chand undertakes a commercial tour. 37. _ ‘Trade by barter. 38. The distress of Chand. 39. Fourteen ships of Chand destroyed. 36
