Manasamangal
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Manasamangal is a prominent medieval Bengali narrative poem cycle devoted to the worship and mythological stories of the snake goddess Manasa, forming a key part of the Mangalkavya tradition.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mangalkavya
ⓘ
medieval Bengali narrative poem cycle ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Manasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
medieval Bengal ⓘ |
| containsEpisode |
Behula’s journey to heaven
ⓘ
voyage of Chand Sadagar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Bengali Hindu culture ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important component of Bengali narrative poetry canon
ⓘ
major source for Manasa mythology ⓘ |
| devotedToDeity | Manasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conflict between Manasa and Chand Sadagar
ⓘ
conversion of Chand Sadagar to Manasa worship ⓘ |
| function |
didactic religious instruction
ⓘ
propagation of Manasa worship ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional poetry
ⓘ
mythological narrative ⓘ |
| hasVersionBy |
Bijay Gupta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bipradas Pipilai NERFINISHED ⓘ Ketakadas Kshemananda NERFINISHED ⓘ Narayan Deb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Behula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chand Sadagar NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakhindar NERFINISHED ⓘ Manasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
jatra performance tradition
ⓘ
later Bengali folk theatre ⓘ |
| language | Bengali ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Bengali medieval literature ⓘ |
| motif |
snake-bite and divine intervention
ⓘ
trial and devotion of Behula ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
poem cycle
ⓘ
puranic-style narrative ⓘ |
| partOfTradition | Mangalkavya tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservesTraditionOf | snake worship in Bengal ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
snake goddess mythology
ⓘ
worship of the snake goddess Manasa ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Annadamangal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chandimangal NERFINISHED ⓘ Dharmamangal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCategory | shakta literature ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textualForm | manuscript literature ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
approximately 13th–18th century composition history
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
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