Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c11.s5.77

c11.s5.77

¹ The details of characteristics must be sought in Rūpa's Sāmānya-birudāvali-lakṣaṇa and illustrations in these Biruda Kāvyas. But we may just indicate that the Caṇḍa-vṛtta is said to have two varieties, Natha and Viśikha, the former of which may have nine kinds (Vardhita, Vīrabhadra, Samagra, Cyuta, Utpala, Turaṅga, Guṇa-rati, Mātaṅga-khelita, Tilaka) and the latter eleven kinds (namely, Padma, Kunda, Campaka, Vañjula, Vakula, the Padma again being of six types, namely Paṅkeruha, Sitakañja, Pāṇḍutpala, Indivara, Aruṇāmbhoja, Kahlāra). The Dvigādi-gaṇas are of five kinds: Koraka, Gucchaka, Samphulla, Kusuma and Gandha. The Tribhaṅgī-vṛtta has six kinds. The Miśra may be Gadya-sampṛkta and Sāptavibhakṭika. The Kevala may be Akṣaramayī or Sarvalaghvī.