Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c9.s2.4

c9.s2.4

though the narrative portion is mostly invented to illustrate certain theological dogmas, there can be no doubt that the author's mind was steeped in the fancies and ideas of the *Śrīmad-bhāgavata*, and he attempts deliberately to reproduce its style and treatment ; but it is doubtful if his work attains, as a devotional poetical document, the same level of excellence or the same power of religious appeal.