Obscure Religious Cults as Background of Bengali Literature c27.s3.2

c27.s3.2

² In the Gorakṣa-vijaya we find that this Siddha originated from the bone (hāḍa) of Mahādeva and hence the name Hāḍi-pā. But the more plausible reason for the name seems to be his desire to take up the meanest profession of a Hāḍi (a very low class people with the general occupation of the sweeper), if, however, that would allow him a chance to enjoy a woman like goddess Durgā.