MANASA | Joy Joy Maa Monosha | Padmapuran | folkore

|| MANASA || This is a WORK IN PROGRESS THE MUSIC IS A COPYRIGHT © 2021 BY SUBHANGIK AND SUBHAJIT DAS ANY REUSE OR REPRODUCTION WILL BE STRICTLY DEALT BY LAW RECORDED FOR AS A PART OF DEVI DAIRIES 2021 Indian folklore and folk culture have always built a bridge between the Gods, Goddesses and us humans. Especially in Bengal, we often see the Devis are treated like their own daughter, a part of their family. In different parts of Bengal, we often find Devis who are not mentioned in Vedas. MANASA is such a Devi of Bengal’s folklore. It is believed She came to Bengal with the Dravidians who worshipped Her in the hope that She would protect them against snakes. Manasa Mangal Kavya is the oldest of the Mangal Kavya. There are many versions of Manasa Mangal Kavya by different poets. In my presentation, I have taken verses from Bijay Gupta’s Padma Purana. We all know the story in brief, how the snake goddess Manasa established Her worship in Bengal by converting a worshipper of Shiva (Chand Sadagar) to