tha country, and each poem in length, and
often in subject, is similar to the Abhangas of Tukar??m and others in
that province.
The first Pallab contains 27 hymns, of these 8 are by Gobind D??s, 8 by
Baishnab D??s, 3 by Brind??ban D??s, the rest by minor masters. Brind??ban
D??s and Parameshwar D??s were contemporaries of Chaitanya, the others--
including Gobind D??s, who is perhaps the most voluminous writer of all-
-are subsequent to him. Of the hymns themselves the first five are
invocations of Chaitanya and Nity??nand, and one is in praise of the
ceremony of K?®rtan. There is nothing very remarkable in any of them.
Number 5 may be taken as a specimen, as it is perhaps the best of the
batch.
"Nand's son, lover of the Gop?®s, lord of R??dh??, the playful Sy??m:
_Is_ he, Sachi's son, the Indra of Nadiya, the heart-charming
dwelling of gods and saints; victory to him who is love embodied to his
own beloved, hail! hail to him who is the joy of the existence of his
well-beloved! hail to the delight of the eyes of his comrades in Braj!
hail to the charm of the sight of the women of Nadiya! hail! hail to
Sridam, Sudam, Subal, and Arjun, [Footnote: Names of Chaitanya's
disciples.
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