History of Bengali Language and Literature c9.s2.6

c9.s2.6

Jagannāth Miçra a man of strong character and of a spiritual bent of mind, bore this misfortune patiently; but Çachī Devi watched over Nemāi with an anxious mother's care, always afraid lest he also would leave home and throw her into depths of misery. At last this fear became a mania with her. "Since study makes a man realise the transitoriness of the world, let not my Nemāi be sent to school. I would much prefer that he should remain at home and be a dunce." Thus did Çachi Devi argue with her husband.