Annada Mangal

[1] It eulogizes Hindu goddess Annapurna, a form of Parvati, worshipped in Bengal.

It is the only poem in the medieval Mangalkavya tradition that does not create a separate subgenre, as no other poet ever ventured to praise Annapurna in their works.

[3] The second narrative describe Vyasa's attempt to found Vyasakashi and his subsequent failure while the third narrative describes the story of Hari Hor and Bhabananda Majumdar, the ancestors of Krishna Chandra Roy, king of Nadia and Bharatchandra's patron.

[3] The narratives are borrowed from various puranic text, chronicles and legends including Kashi Khanda Upapurana,[2] Markandeya Purana,[3] Bhagavat Purana,[3] Chaurapanchashika by Bilhana,[3] Kshitishvangshavali Charitam[3] as well as popular hearsays.

[4] Some of its older manuscripts are now preserved at the British Museum in London, Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, Asiatic Society and Vangiya Sahitya Parishad in Kolkata.

Annapurna (sitting on throne) giving alms to Shiva (standing at left), a scene from Annada Mangal , colour lithograph, 1895.