poet saint eighteenth century poems known popular usually addressed hindu goddess written stories life typically include legends myths mixed biographical details said born family showed poetry early age disciple scholar known songs eventually court poet life subject stories depicting devotion relationship literary works include krishna credited creating new form combined folk style music classical melodies new style took root culture poet composers combining folk based melodies mixing common style music classical semi classical folk songs sung today popular collection songs sold temples biography mixture biography metaphor legend early life born village banks thirty miles north family absence birth records actual birth date known believed father doctor sanskrit scholar mother second wife sent sanskrit school learned sanskrit grammar literature persian hindi youth talent poetry learning new languages hoped son follow profession showed interest practical pursuits grew spiritual caused great deal anxiety parents believing marriage responsible parents married girl named years old keeping family custom newly couple initiated family spiritual teacher according traditional accounts initiation guru consumed intense longing goddess year initiation lost guru later disciple scholar known author book instructed spiritual disciplines worship employment instead following parents wishes looking job said devoted time died provisions support family forced finally poverty moved worked household monthly salary thirty according traditional accounts employment write songs fellow employees appalled write poems account book reported employer reading work moved literary skill instead dismissing work asked return village compose songs continuing pay salary poetry returning village spent time meditation prayer traditional accounts tell performed including standing neck deep river singing songs regularly practice grove trees regarded holy tradition reportedly spend hours altar inside interred snake frog rabbit fox man according popular stories vision form landlord heard hymns ardent appointed court poet rarely attended court spend time worship instead giving acres km2 tax free land return dedicated book beautiful knowledge gave title entertainer poets years stayed singing hymns recognized said visited court request death old age looked son daughter law folk story told death fond taking night festival lights night performed sang night morning carried water head followed carried clay image immersed night worship holy river water neck deep singing image immersed died believed recent documentary evidence dated april bearing sign witness clearly proves fact alive said preserved displayed stories legends popular stories legends told known stories girl helped day repairing fence assistance daughter left shortly soon girl didn recognize came help finishing task vanished according story realized manifestation popular story told vision goddess way river daily ritual bath beautiful young woman stopped asking hear sing song divine mother requested wait getting late noon worship returned couldn find began think play sitting surrounded light heard female voice saying came way hear songs leave disappointed angry immediately left find mother sing walking miles reached took rest tree bank reportedly received vision saw mystical light heard mother voice saying stay sing place live universe poetry influence regarded notable figures movement eighteenth century credited tradition songs goddess poet address intimate devotion sing tender loving mother little girl school poets continued tradition created new form combined folk style music classical melodies new form took root culture years hundreds poet composers combining folk based melodies bringing styles music included classical semi classical folk poetic style described sweet familiar lyrics sung classical style folk style notable successors composers style songs known devotion included background events time famine economic hardships deterioration rural culture poems popular lifetime literary works include sixth seventh decade 18th century krishna collection lyric narrative poetry describing early life krishna incomplete book poems songs krishna complete collection discovered written narrative style popular literature telling traditional love story children kings aided meeting falling love marrying known respected work expresses deepest feelings love shares intimate relationship child love quarrel mother human birth mystic nineteenth century sang songs regarded beloved poet songs recorded gospel point mentions spend hours singing songs great mother songs describing direct vision god admirer songs frequently singing compared english poet hymns goddess follows popular poems describes human attempt understand goddess songs popular recited regularly worship scholar notes songs broadcast radio sung streets homes temples calcutta cross section people children elderly businessmen scholars monks youth classes songs sung popular singers like master literature combination simple words songs hearts floods eye tears reading texts found
Ramprasad Sen