The Bengali Poem , Candl. 
15 
II. 
The second part of 11 Candl ” begins, like the first , with the fall from heaven 
of the nymph Ratnamdld , who , /or « forgetfulness in her dancing before Siva 
and JDurga, is condemned to be born as a mortal on the earth. She is agonized 
at the sentence , but Durga promises to protect her , and bids her spread her 
guardian's worship wherever she is. The nymph is accordingly born as 
Khulland, the daughter of Rambhdvati, who is the wife of Lakshapati, a rich 
merchant in Icchdni, in the district of Bardwdn. 
For seven months Fambhavati feeds her herself; 
She was overjoyed when she saw her child’s first teeth. 
When the year was complete the child runs about from place to place; 
She eagerly puts on various kinds of ornaments. 
Two, three, four, five years go by, 
She plays in the dust with her girl-friends. 
In her fifth- year they pierce her ears, 
And every day she puts on beautiful dresses. 
Khullana grows from day to day ; 
When six years had passed, one could not describe her complexion, 
She was beautiful without any ornaments. 
One cannot give any simile for her, she is the furthest limit of beauty, 
the moon shines in her face.* 
As she grows up to girlhood, her parents anxiously look in all directions 
for a suitable son-in-law; but the years pass by and Khullana still remains 
unmarried. 
In the meantime Dhanapati, a merchant of the neighbouring town of 
Ujani, had married Lahana, the daughter of Lakshapati’s eldest brother. 
They had no children, but Dhanapati was high in favour with the raja of 
the district. 
* I follow the text of the 1867 edition. 
